Patient Safety
Abstract This chapter provides an overview of the principles and concepts of patient safety and quality improvement in radiology and includes commonly used methodologies for quality improvement and a discussion…
Quality Improvement Tools
Abstract Many industries use quality improvement methods and tools to measure and improve their processes. There has been a recent movement to apply a similar approach within the healthcare industry…
Quality Improvement: Definition and Limitations
Abstract This chapter discusses the current and traditional definitions of quality in health care. Quality control, quality assurance, and quality improvement are described and compared. Quality improvement is related to…
Key Concepts in Quality Improvement
Abstract This chapter discusses drivers, domains, and concepts of quality improvement (QI). Communicating drivers can be useful in convincing stakeholders and are often the initial step in creating a culture…
History and Current Status of Quality Improvement in Radiology
Abstract Now more than ever, the requisite skills and responsibilities of radiologists extend well beyond their foundation of interpretive skills. Importantly, the field of radiology has made progress in quality…
Imaging of Lymphoma of the Musculoskeletal System
Imaging plays a crucial role in staging and the assessment of treatment response in patients who have lymphoma of the musculoskeletal system. This article reviews imaging features of lymphoma of…
MRI in Dementia
With cognitive disorders increasingly common, clinicians urgently need faster and more accurate tools to classify such disorders and to noninvasively monitor therapeutic interventions. In this review, we provide information on…
The Clinical Role of Fusion Imaging Using PET, CT, and MR Imaging
Multimodality image registration and fusion have a key role in routine diagnosis, staging, restaging, and the assessment of response to treatment, surgery, and radiotherapy planning of malignant disease. The complementarity…
MRI of Hip Osteoarthritis and Implications for Surgery
Osteoarthritis of the hip joint is caused by a combination of intrinsic factors and extrinsic factors. Different surgical techniques are being performed to delay or halt osteoarthritis. Success of salvage…
MR Imaging in Osteoarthritis: Hardware, Coils, and Sequences
Whole-organ assessment of a joint with osteoarthritis (OA) requires tailored MR imaging hardware and imaging protocols to diagnose and monitor degenerative disease of the cartilage, menisci, bone marrow, ligaments, and…
