Is there a defined Cardiac Radiology rotation?
Residents do not rotate through a defined cardiac radiology rotation. Residents gain their experience in cardiac radiology in their rotations in pediatric radiology and chest radiology. Additionally, there is one conference per week dedicated solely to cardiac radiology. The hospital has acquired a cardiac catheterization lab which we anticipate will increase the number of referrals for cardiac evaluations. Our MRI and CT scanners are being equipped with cardiac software, and several of our faculty have expertise in this area. • How is experience in CT, Ultrasound, and MRI obtained? The residents gain experience in CT and MRI on their chest, abdomen, musculoskeletal and neuroradiology rotations. They are encouraged to review any ultrasound studies performed on their patients and correlate them with the CT and MRI findings. As noted above, there are separate rotations in ultrasound because of its unique nature and operator dependency. Residents are also taught the necessity of developin
