Nuclear medicine in South Africa
Date
2003-08
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Publisher
HMPG
Abstract
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Why should an issue of CME, a publication
primarily directed at generalists, be devoted
to nuclear medicine? I am reminded from
time to time of how unfamiliar many of my
colleagues are with this specialty, which is not
surprising given the minimal coverage the
field receives in already full undergraduate
medical school programmes – even
specialty-specific postgraduate exposure
is often limited. Consequently, there is a
paucity of knowledge of the role, indications,
availability, and cost of many nuclear
medicine procedures in the wider clinical
community. Optimal nuclear medicine is
heavily reliant on close collaboration with
referring clinicians. Two prerequisites for
a clear, useful report is a clear definition of
the clinical question and the study being
appropriate to answer that question. It
is primarily the responsibility of nuclear
medicine physicians to advise colleagues
on what studies can do and, sometimes
more importantly, cannot do.
Description
Warwick, J. 2003. Nuclear medicine in South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 31(8):278.
The original publication is available at http://samj.org.za
The original publication is available at http://samj.org.za
Keywords
Nuclear medicine -- South Africa
Citation
Warwick, J. 2003. Nuclear medicine in South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 31(8):278.