REQUESTING IMAGING

REQUESTING IMAGING

Best practice depends on close collaboration between the radiologist and the referrer and must take into account local expertise and access to facilities. When requesting imaging, consider what it is that you want to know from the investigation. - Give a provisional diagnosis or state the clinical problem. If there is uncertainty over the best method to answer the clinical problem, then discussion with a radiologist is always worth - while, informally or within the context of a clinic–radiological meeting or a multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting. As well as the basic demographic information stored on the radiolog y information system, it is important to provide relevant past medical history , e.g. diabetes, epilepsy , renal fail - ure, allergies and anticoagulation, all of which can a ff ect which contrast agent can be given safely , and the date of the last men - ses in women of childbearing potential. REQUESTING IMAGING

Best practice depends on close collaboration between the radiologist and the referrer and must take into account local expertise and access to facilities. When requesting imaging, consider what it is that you want to know from the investigation. - Give a provisional diagnosis or state the clinical problem. If there is uncertainty over the best method to answer the clinical problem, then discussion with a radiologist is always worth - while, informally or within the context of a clinic–radiological meeting or a multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting. As well as the basic demographic information stored on the radiolog y information system, it is important to provide relevant past medical history , e.g. diabetes, epilepsy , renal fail - ure, allergies and anticoagulation, all of which can a ff ect which contrast agent can be given safely , and the date of the last men - ses in women of childbearing potential. REQUESTING IMAGING

Best practice depends on close collaboration between the radiologist and the referrer and must take into account local expertise and access to facilities. When requesting imaging, consider what it is that you want to know from the investigation. - Give a provisional diagnosis or state the clinical problem. If there is uncertainty over the best method to answer the clinical problem, then discussion with a radiologist is always worth - while, informally or within the context of a clinic–radiological meeting or a multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting. As well as the basic demographic information stored on the radiolog y information system, it is important to provide relevant past medical history , e.g. diabetes, epilepsy , renal fail - ure, allergies and anticoagulation, all of which can a ff ect which contrast agent can be given safely , and the date of the last men - ses in women of childbearing potential.