Radiologists

What Does a Radiologists Do?

Diagnose and treat diseases and injuries using medical imaging techniques, such as x rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, and ultrasounds. May perform minimally invasive medical procedures and tests.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.
• 2Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.
• 3Document the performance, interpretation, or outcomes of all procedures performed.
• 4Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families.
• 5Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians.
• 6Review or transmit images and information using picture archiving or communications systems.
• 7Confer with medical professionals regarding image-based diagnoses.
• 8Recognize or treat complications during and after procedures, including blood pressure problems, pain, oversedation, or bleeding.

Required Skills

• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Reading Comprehension
• Critical Thinking
• Writing
• Monitoring
• Active Learning
• Science
• ACOM Solutions RAPID EMR
• Advanced Data Systems MedicsRis
• Allscripts PM
• Allscripts Professional EHR
• Alteer Office
• athenahealth athenaCollector
• Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR
• Avreo Radiology Workflow Solutions
• Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR
• Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR

Radiologists Salary