1. Craig Kirk

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

5.  Accurate diagnosis  Explanations  Action  Poor expectations

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

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

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

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

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

13. Does the NHS use these technologies effectively?

14.  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.

15.  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.

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

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

18.  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?

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

20.  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.