Craig Kirk

 Using radiation to provide imaging.  Images used to assist diagnosis.  Earliest patient contact.

 Accurate diagnosis  Explanations  Action  Poor expectations

 Mainly used for:  Computed Tomography (CT),  Fluoroscopy,  Mammography…  Uses ionising x-rays to form an image.

 Mainly used for:  Brain scans,  Spine scans…  Very safe (unless the patient has a magnetic implant).  fMRI provides live images

 Varied application;  Useful for detecting cancerous tumours…  Shows biochemical activity.

 Mainly used for:  Baby scans,  Detecting gall stones…  Easy and safe.  Affordable.  Live image.

 New technologies:  Diagnosing ability  Efficiency  Safety  Future technologies:  Opportunities

Does the NHS use these technologies effectively?

 The NHS spends £3,200 per second  Prioritisation of techniques:  Technology must be purchased, maintained and staffed.  Doctors prefer to use cheaper technology to minimise the impact on their budget.

 The NHS spends £9 billion a year following lawsuits – 9% of the NHS spending this year.  This money could be used in care.  ‘Compensation culture’.  Doctors are forced to be cautious.

 NHS Constitution - pledges.  Interprofessional diagnosis.  Clinical trialling – CAD.

 CAD started in the sixties.  It is still barely implemented by the NHS.  Would you trust unapprised technology?  Compensation culture.

 How could the NHS function if compensation culture was removed?  What if money was more available to the NHS?  Consider these problems and the recent advancements made. How is diagnostic radiology performing?

 Discoveries  Personal future and career  Knowledge of how medicine functions  My journey  Reflection  Overall performance

 Thanks to radiopaedia.org for supplying all medical images, other than those used in slide 8, in this presentation.  All other information/images taken directly from report or bibliography.