Impact of obesity on radiology.
Obesity is impacting radiology departments throughout the country. Increasingly, the ability to acquire and interpret images is compromised by a patient's body habitus. This article provides radiologists with background information about obesity including the definition of obesity, the prevalence of obesity, and the health and economic implications; describes current problems and provides specific solutions related to imaging obese patients using various modalities; and discusses the future of medical imaging and obesity.
Uppot
Raul N
RN
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. ruppot@partners.org
D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology