side note: sorry for bad quality or weird cropping, i took this picture off of one of the tech’s phones at my clinical site!

Paroxysmal Generalized Dystonia 23 yo/f

Hi I’m a X-ray tech In training in mammography and I wanted to know it’s legal if I assist in a stereo biopsy without an M? I’m planning on taking my boards in January. But they have been trying to get me started on training before and some of the travelers say it’s not legal. To be honest I am very overwhelmed and don’t feel ready but they say because the navigator has a M and is in the procedure it’s legal.

I just started at a rural hospital after working at a different facility for the past 15 years. I am scanning on a Siemens Somatom Definition AS 64 slice. It takes about 20 seconds to scan a routine abdomen/pelvis and about 30 seconds for a chest/abdomen/pelvis. These seem like crazy long scan times to me! None of the other techs seem worried about it enough to seek any answers and I feel like I’m still too new to contact service without stepping on any toes. Is this just normal scan times for this particular scanner?

I'm a first-semester student on my portable rotation at my hospital. It sounds kind of stupid, but I'm having trouble with the exposure button since the last time I pressed it, I didn't expose anything. The tech tried explaining it to me but made it overly complicated, so I just want some pointers.

Another thing I've noticed with the portable chest X-ray is that most techs ask the patient to breathe in once and then expose. Is this the case for patients who are in a bad condition and aren't able to do a second inhalation?

Ive heard average is around 8 weeks / year. Is this true, and do you think this is subject to change in the future?

No consult done during those two weeks due to finances. At ER level CT with contrast showed subacute infarct of nearly the entire left middle cerebral artery vascular territory with reduced left MCA contrast compared to right and absence of contrast in the entire left internal carotid artery.

CT angio of the carotids showed narrowing and complete obstruction of the left common carotid artery and left ICA as well strictures of the left vertebral artery.

Patient currently being evaluated for autoimmune vasculitis.

Has anyone done their CQR while living in Europe? Wasn't sure if there is testing locations available or if it has to be done within the US. Currently, living in Sicily for context.

Hey guys , I have a quick question. I recently failed my boards by 3 points. I was wondering if it was best to take it again immediately & study in a week or study for another 3 weeks? I already gotten the content specifications in the mail recently so I know what I messed up in. What do you think? Thank you!

I’m a radiography student and the lab project today was about artifacts. How many can you find?

https://preview.redd.it/6kmrzcylb4yd1.jpg?width=3196&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c6954f007ff8cabb97005f192c75794462025f4a

 is a rare condition characterized by an overgrowth of unencapsulated adipose tissue

The paper aims to shorten acquisition time, reduce costs, and accelerate the deployment of imaging devices.

https://openreview.net/pdf?id=MloaGA6WwX

Contributions:

• A novel method for supervised feature selection that performs task-based image channel selection.
• Results shorten the acquisition time in MRI, reconstruct image cubes of remotely-sensed multispectral ground images, estimate tissue oxygenation from hyperspectral medical devices
• Results show improvement on i) classical experimental design, ii) recent application-specific published results, iii) state-of-the-art approaches in supervised feature selection.
• We expect further applications to similar datatypes e.g. data efficiency on multi-channel images, other hyperspectral/multispectral application, cell microscopy, weather and climate data et.c

Code is available, PM me if interested.

I'm looking at getting into being a Rad tech but am worried my Ulcerative Colitis is going to be a problem.

Does anyone in the field have IBS/Crohns/UC? Or is it a disqualifying factor.

I don’t live in the US, but I'm about to start residency and I’m having some doubts about my choice of specialty. I love anatomy and physics, and I want a lifestyle-friendly specialty. I don’t mind the lack of longitudinal care, so radiology seemed like a good fit. However, after reading a lot of negative posts about it being a mental grind, isolating, and easily replaceable, I'm getting really stressed out. My family was also pressuring me to go into a more prestigious specialty like cardiology. Are there any MDs here who enjoy radiology and can share some positive experiences about the specialty? I’d really appreciate it!

What are everyone’s thoughts on AI being utilised in the profession? I love the capabilities of it but the question does flicker into my mind of “Are we being replaced?”. Does anyone have any good articles to read on AI in radiography?

Need advice from the ones who have gone through both exams. Which combination among crack the core + grainger essentials and crack the core + core radiology seems better from exam as well as practical point of view. I find core radiology easy to read and retain cover to cover but the book doesn't cover some topics from each system. Grainger essentials on the other hand is difficult to retain but covers almost everything. Anyone here who can guide please comment. Thanking in advance..

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ED nurse here, just watched The Manhattan Alien Abduction on Netflix, & while I am a skeptic I couldn’t help but wonder if my cave dwelling colleagues in rad had ever come across a weird/ inexplicable foreign body on films? Also, just to certify my credentials I agree in totality the ED doc didn’t need to order that CT…it pains me as much as you!

Patient came in for a headache and told me they were shot in the head probably 20 years ago 🫣

Has anyone else gotten scabies from a patient? I just found the telltale bites less than a year after catching scabies previously. I use gloves whenever I touch patients and sheets, I seriously have no idea how this has happened twice.