radiologist
Americannoun
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radiologists
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Explanation
A radiologist is a doctor who detects and treats conditions using medical imaging, like x-ray machines. If you think you've broken your arm after a fall at the roller rink, you may need to see a radiologist. A radiologist can x-ray your arm or leg and get a picture of the bones inside. Other tools available to radiologists include CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasound. These are all imaging techniques, and the word radiologist comes from the radiation that x-rays and CT scans use to create an image (from the Latin radiationem, "a shining"). Instead of radiation, ultrasounds use sound waves and MRIs use magnetic fields and radio waves.
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Dharmesh Patel was a respected radiologist who appeared to live an idyllic family life in a peaceful Pasadena cul-de-sac.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The temperature read 36C but the radiologist, from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, said it felt hotter.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
During the procedure, an interventional radiologist uses a thin catheter to reach the affected blood vessels and injects tiny particles that block blood flow to them.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
This retained the safeguard of a human radiologist reviewing each case, while maximising the potential gains from the use of technology.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
In fact, it was her radiologist who was potentially at fault.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
The Royal College of Radiologists said NHS Wales currently had 88 fewer radiologists than it needed - a 28% shortfall.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
The AI achieved a sensitivity of 73%, compared with 39% for radiologists.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
At the time of their scans, experienced radiologists had found no evidence of pancreatic cancer.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
In Sweden, a trial of about 106,000 women found that screenings read with AI support detected 29% more cancers than two radiologists reading alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
I have just learned that in many small and some medium-size hospitals in the US, radiologists are outsourcing reading of CAT scans to doctors in India and Australia!!!
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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