Radiology Subspecialties:
Body Imaging:
Body Imaging is an individuals' perception of the aesthetics and sexual liking of their own body. A body image is a product of personal experiences, personality and numerous cultural and social pressures. Young woman often have issues with body image because of the negative social pressures they face daily.
Diagnostic Neuroimaging:
Is computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Examples of Diagnostic Neuroimagine are chest x-rays, pelvic ultrasound and abdominal ultrasound. Others are breast mammograms, MRI cervical spine and breast ultrasound.
Diagnostic Radiology:
Is concerned with using various imaging modalities to help with the diagnosis of disease. It can be divided into multiple sub-section areas. Interventional radiology uses the imaging modalities of diagnostic radiology to guide surgical procedures and therapeutic radiology uses radiation to treat diseases such as cancer.
Diagnostic Ultrasound:
Is an imaging technique used to see muscles, tendons and internal organs. The purpose is to capture their size, structure and view any abnormalities present in development. Through these ultrasound images information is gathered to better assess the situation.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine:
Hospice Medicine is end-of-life medicine to help make the patient more comfortable and to ease the suffering. Palliative Medicine is a unique area of health care that has goals to relieve and prevent the suffering of all patients. Palliative Medicine uses a multi-factorial approach to caring for patient and relies on advice from the doctors, chaplains, nurses, social workers and other health care professionals if planning how to care for a patient.
Neuroradiology:
This is a sub-specialty within radiology. It focuses on the diagnosis and characterizing the abnormalities of the central nervous system, neck, head and spine. Two imaging modalities are CT and MRI.
Nuclear Radiology:
Nuclear Radiology is another sub-specialty of diagnostic radiology. It includes the use of radiopharmaceuticals of dynamic and static imaging of pathophysiologic processes, along with the treatment of a variety of benign and malignant diseases. For diagnosis PET and CT are used.
Pediatric Radiology:
Is a sub-division of radiology. It involves the imaging of fetuses, infants, children, adolescents and young adults. Most Pediatric Radiologists practice at children's hospitals.
Radiation Oncology:
Is generally the treatment of cancer with radiation. A radiologist oncologist is a physician that has a specialty in treating cancer patients with radiation therapy. Radiation can be given alone or in combination with surgery and/or chemotherapy.
Radiological Physics:
Radiological Physics covers a variety of disciplines involved in general research and clinical applications in radiological sciences. It is an applied area of physics. As well, it's concerned with the application of physical energy to help diagnose and treat disease.
Therapeutic Radiology:
Therapeutic Radiology is also referred to as Radiation Oncology. It's the treatment of cancer and various other diseases with radiation. It may be used to cure or control cancer or to remove some of the symptoms associated with cancer.
Vascular and Interventional Radiology:
Is radiology using x-ray and other radiant energy techniques to help diagnose and treat various diseases afflicting the heart and surrounding blood vessels. An Interventional Radiologist uses image guidance methods to gain access to different vessels and organs. They are skilled at treating specific conditions through the skin instead of requiring surgery.