Radiology is a unique branch of medicine, in that radiologists are supposed to keep oneself updated not just with advances in their own field, but also with advances in other clinical branches including superspecialty branches, all of which are growing at a tremendous rate. As such, for a complete understanding of pathology, diagnostics, patient management …
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Earlier this year, I moderated a Panel on Education and Academics at the Radiology Education Foundation (REF) Leadership Summit held at Mumbai. We discussed various aspects of education, ranging from curriculum and exams, mentorship, accreditation, and improving the quality of teaching and research. One major takeaway was voiced by Sumer Sethi, the founder of DAMS …
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Hospital and City: All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur Duration: 1 year duration Number of seats: 2 seats every year. Exam usually take place in the July-August period every year. Diagnostic exposure: The department is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. There are two dual energy 128 slice CT scanners, two 3T MRI scanners, Hologic Systems Mammography and Tomosynthesis, and …
Course: DM Interventional Radiology Duration: A three-year DM course in Interventional Radiology, followed by a two-year bond that can be completed at the same or different hospitals across the state. Admission is through the NEET Superspeciality examination. Seats: 3 per year Eligibility: MD/DNB Radiology Examinations: Theory + Practical exams at the end of three years. Thesis & Publications: Mandatory thesis submission and paper publication. Fees: Approximately INR 1,25,700 per year …
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No one can forget Steve Jobs masterful launch of the iPhone. “Today, we're introducing three revolutionary products” he said – “a widescreen iPod with touch controls, a revolutionary mobile phone, and a breakthrough internet communications device.” Jobs then repeated the three products a few times: “An iPod, a phone, an internet communicator…”. And then he …
I am currently a PGY-2 in the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and applied for Match during the 2022-23 cycle. I'm breaking down this post on Matching in a Radiology Residency program into predominantly two parts. Although most of what I write comes from my experience of applying to the …
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Radiology residents in India are currently in a lucky phase. There is a boom in online education, which ensures that they will learn well irrespective of the quality of their local radiology faculty. There are multiple quality fellowships available for them to hone their subspecialty skills if interested. And the world is their oyster if …
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One ring to rule them all! The ACR Lung Cancer Screening Incidental findings guide is a nice summary of all the incidentaloma white papers. You can find the guide here. The table is given below as well for ready reference. Of course, one would need to go through the various individual White Papers and Incidentaloma …
Nils Westermark. Does this name ring a bell? If you’re a radiologist, you probably vaguely remember Westermark’s sign, one of about half-a-dozen eponymous signs you had once memorised to remember the findings of pulmonary thromboembolism (a blood clot in one of the arteries of the lungs) on a chest X-ray. But did you know that …
Department Introduction: The Interventional Radiology (IR) department at Max Super Speciality hospital Saket conducts a variety of procedures related to liver transplant, hepatology, gastroenterology, oncology, nephrology etc. These include a wide variety of basic and advanced interventions both non-vascular and vascular. The Interventional Radiology department at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket is equipped with Bi-plane …
Have you ever used a vinyl record? If you’re a fan of vintage music formats, you might enjoy the nostalgia or the tactile experience of spinning a vinyl record on a turntable. But did you know that in certain parts of the world, during times of cultural and political repression, people had to make do …
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