Turf wars in radiology: the past, present, and future importance of training standards in imaging.
Training standards for radiologists and other physicians who wish to perform and interpret imaging have been developed by many medical organizations. There is considerable overlap, and some are contradictory. In this article, the authors review some of the existing standards and proposals for new ones and discuss how they might affect the credentialing of physicians in the near future.
Rao
Vijay M
VM
Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA. vijay.rao@jefferson.edu
Levin
David C
DC
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