Table of Contents
Contributors vii
Preface viii
1 Health Care Reform: The Scope of the Problem 1Richard C. Semelka, Diane Armao, and Jorge Elias Jr
2 Only Studies Which are Necessary 6Diane Armao, Jorge Elias Jr, and Richard C. Semelka
3 Radiation Dose Reduction 22Jorge Elias Jr and Richard C. Semelka
4 Alternate Imaging Studies To CT 36Jorge Elias Jr, Lauren M. B. Burke, and Richard C. Semelka
5 Patient Information 64Jorge Elias Jr and Richard C. Semelka
6 Are we Doing the Right Study? 86Diane Armao, Jorge Elias Jr, and Richard C. Semelka
7 Radiology Medical Education 115Jorge Elias Jr and Richard C. Semelka
8 Quality Metrics for Radiology Practice 123Richard C. Semelka and Jorge Elias Jr
9 Medicolegal Reform 140Jorge Elias Jr and Richard C. Semelka
10 Pressures on Reduced Compensation For Clinical Service 151Jorge Elias Jr and Richard C. Semelka
11 National Health Care Systems 159Jorge Elias Jr, Lauren M. B. Burke, and Richard C. Semelka
12 Research In Radiology 170Richard C. Semelka, Michael Brand, Michael Uder, Michael A. Kuefner, John Stonestreet and Jorge Elias Jr
Subject index 195
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