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01-01-2020 | Editorial

Radiology and patient communication: if not now, then when?

Authors: Julie Cox, Yitka Graham

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 1/2020

Key Points

• Communication with patients in radiology is, in general, indirect using the referrer as a conduit.

• Direct patient communication may be beneficial for radiology departments and radiologists to improve patient awareness about the nature of our role and also to provide correct and measured information about the nature and frequency of discrepancies in radiology.

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Title: Radiology and patient communication: if not now, then when?
Authors: Julie Cox
Yitka Graham
Publication date: 01-01-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Radiology / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-019-06349-8

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