Abstract
It has been my good fortune to live and practice radiology during a long period of momentous change – to see the transformation of the discipline from a supportive service into a mainstream, essential branch of clinical medicine. I remember wearing red goggles to adapt my vision before performing fluoroscopy; observing the horrible, now thankfully obsolete, practice of ventriculography, which was considered advanced neuroradiology; and performing other, now rarely prescribed procedures, such as double-contrast barium enemas and intravenous pyelography. Witnessing the beginnings of interventional radiology, I suggested its name in an editorial.1 I also had the good fortune to see the introduction of computed tomography (CT) and a technology first known as nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. Together with fellow members of a committee of the American College of Radiology and editors of prestigious radiological journals, I took part in changing the name of the latter modality to MRI, freeing it from threatening implications. Looking back on these experiences, one lesson stands out above all: Innovation and transformation never cease. Looking forward, it is clear that radiology, along with the rest of medicine, is now undergoing further momentous changes that will affect the future of all those already practicing as well as those yet to start their careers.2
Highlights
It has been my good fortune to live and practice radiology during a long period of momentous change – to see the transformation of the discipline from a supportive service into a mainstream, essential branch of clinical medicine
Looking forward, it is clear that radiology, along with the rest of medicine, is undergoing further momentous changes that will affect the future of all those already practicing as well as those yet to start their careers.[2]
Specialized clinicians expected answers to questions that would affect treatment, and so radiologists needed to know specialty fields in detail. These practical demands required that radiology training programs adapt, and academic departments were soon peopled with faculty members who taught and performed research in sub-specialties
Summary
Together with fellow members of a committee of the American College of Radiology and editors of prestigious radiological journals, I took part in changing the name of the latter modality to MRI, freeing it from threatening implications Looking back on these experiences, one lesson stands out above all: Innovation and transformation never cease. Specialized clinicians expected answers to questions that would affect treatment, and so radiologists needed to know specialty fields in detail. These practical demands required that radiology training programs adapt, and academic departments were soon peopled with faculty members who taught and performed research in sub-specialties. Even deeper integration of radiology into all facets of medicine
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