Hena ne saa radiologist yi? Momma yɛnhwehwɛ mu pɛpɛɛpɛ!

Ebia wɔayɛ wo X-ray, CT scan, anaa MRI scan. Anaasɛ ebia wo duruyɛfo no ka kyerɛɛ wo sɛ nya bi. Enti, wunim onii ko a onipa a ɔhwɛ saa scan ahorow yi na ɔka nea ɛrekɔ so wɔ wo nipadua mu pɛpɛɛpɛ kyerɛ wo no yɛ? Ɛno ne radiologist a yɛbɛka ne ho asɛm nnɛ.

Hena ne nea wɔfrɛ no radiologist yi?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, radiologist yɛ oduruyɛfo a ne ho akokwaw. N’adwuma titiriw ne sɛ ɔde mfiri ahorow a wɔde twa mfonini , a yɛfrɛ no mfiri a wɔde hwehwɛ nneɛma mu, bedi dwuma de ahwehwɛ yɛn nipadua mu, ahu nyarewa ne apirakuru, na ɛtɔ mmere bi mpo aboa wɔ ayaresa mu. Susuw ho hwɛ, yɛn nipadua no mu ntumi mfi akyi nhu, enti saa nnuruyɛfo yi de nnwinnade soronko hwɛ nipadua no mu na wohu sɛ ebia mfomso bi wɔ hɔ anaa.

Dɛn ne saa mfiri a wɔde twa mfonini a wɔde di dwuma yi?

Nnwinnade ahorow pii wɔ hɔ a wɔde di dwuma. Ebia woate saa din ahorow yi ho asɛm pɛn. Momma yɛnhwɛ nea wɔyɛ:

• CT scan ( computed tomography - CT) : Nnipa binom nso frɛ eyi ``CAT scan''. Eyi betumi atwa nipadua no mu mfonini a wɔatwa no akuturuku a ɛkɔ akyiri yiye. Etumi hwɛ nipadua no afã horow a ɛtoatoa so, te sɛ abodoo a wotwitwa.
• Fluoroscopy : Eyi te sɛ X-ray a ɛkɔ baabiara. Ɛma wuhu sɛnea akwaa ahorow a ɛwɔ nipadua no mu reyɛ adwuma wɔ bere ankasa mu , te sɛ video. Sɛ nhwɛso no, wɔde hwɛ sɛnea nsu bi tu bere a womene no.
• Fusion Imaging : Eyi hwehwɛ sɛ wɔde mfonini ahorow a efi scan ahorow abien mu, te sɛ ``(PET)`` scan ne ``(CT)`` scan, bom na ama wɔanya nsɛm a emu da hɔ, a ɛkɔ akyiri. Wobetumi ahu biribi a wontumi nhu wɔ scan biako mu wɔ foforo no mu, na sɛ wɔka abien no bom a, wonya mfonini a edi mũ.
• MRI Scan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging - MRI) ne Magnetic Resonance Angiography - MRA : MRI tumi yɛ mfonini a emu da hɔ yiye na ɛkɔ akyiri. MRI ho wɔ mfaso titiriw ma ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw te sɛ amemene, akyi berɛmo, nkwaa, ne ntini a wɔhwɛ. Ɛmfa mframa a ano yɛ den nni dwuma, na mmom ɛde magnetic field na edi dwuma. MRA yɛ MRI soronko bi a ɛhwɛ mogya ntini.
• Mammography : Ebia woate eyi ho asɛm, ``(X-ray)`` nhwehwɛmu titiriw bi a wɔde hu nufu mu kokoram ntɛm. Eyi yɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛho hia paa ma mmea.
• Nuklea Aduruyɛ Mfoniniyɛ: Eyi hwehwɛ sɛ wɔde radioactive ade a ɛnyɛ asiane biara (`radioactive tracer`) kakraa bi pɛ ma nipadua no (sɛ́ wɔde ano anaasɛ wɔde twitwiw nipadua no mu), na wɔde mfoninitwa afiri soronko bi (`gamma camera`) hwɛ sɛnea ɛkɔ nipadua no mu. Eyi betumi ama yɛanya sɛnea akwaa ahorow no reyɛ adwuma ne sɛnea ɛreyɛ adwuma yiye no ho adwene pa. Nhwɛso ahorow bi ne thyroid scan ne nnompe scan.
• PET scan ( Positron Emission Tomography - PET) : Eyi nso yɛ scan soronko bi a ɛhyɛ ``Nuclear Medicine Imaging'' kuw ase. Wɔde di dwuma titiriw de hwɛ sɛ kokoram nkwammoaa wɔ hɔ anaa, sɛ wɔatrɛw, ne sɛnea wɔreyɛ wɔn ade wɔ ayaresa ho. Etumi hwɛ sɛnea nkwammoaa a ɛwɔ nipadua no mu no yɛ adwuma nso.
• Ultrasound : Eyi de nnyigyei asorɔkye a ano yɛ den di dwuma de yɛ nipadua no mu mfonini. Eyi nso mfa mframa a ano yɛ den nni dwuma. Wɔtaa de hwɛ akokoaa no bere a wanyinsɛn na wɔhwɛ yafunu mu akwaa ahorow (te sɛ mmerɛbo, asaabo, ne akyi berɛmo).
• X-rays : Eyi ne sɔhwɛ a yɛn nyinaa nim, na mpɛn pii no ɛno ne nea edi kan a wɔyɛ. Wɔde hwehwɛ nneɛma te sɛ akisikuru, na wɔde yɛ koko X-ray de hwehwɛ tebea horow te sɛ ahurututu mu yare wɔ ahurututu mu.

Dɛn ne mmeae atitiriw a wɔyɛ radiology?

Nneɛma atitiriw abiɛsa na ɛwɔ radiology mu . Ɛne sɛ, mmeae atitiriw abiɛsa a radiologists ho akokwaw wɔ mu.

1. Radiology a wɔde hu yare no

2. Radiology a Wɔde Wɔn Ho Hyehyɛ Mu

3. Radiation Oncology ho aduruyɛ

Subspecialties foforo wɔ hɔ wɔ saa mmeae yi mu biara ase. Afei momma yɛnka mmeae atitiriw abiɛsa yi ho asɛm nkɔ akyiri kakra .

1. Dɛn ne Diagnostic Radiology?

Eyi ne afuw a yɛate ho asɛm mpɛn pii, ne nea yenim no yiye. Diagnostic Radiologists hwɛ scans a yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no, kyerɛ sɛ , wɔhwehwɛ mu (wɔkyerɛ ase) , na wɔhwɛ sɛnea nipadua no mu nneɛma ne akwaa ahorow no te. Efi mfonini ahorow yi mu no, wobetumi:

• Hwehwɛ tebea horow mu. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ wofefe na wɔyɛ wo X-ray a, ebia wubehu sɛ wowɔ ahurututu mu yare anaa. Anaasɛ, sɛ wo ti yɛ wo yaw a, ebia wobɛyɛ MRI de ahwɛ sɛ wowɔ biribi te sɛ amemene mu akisikuru anaa.
• Sɛ mprempren wɔresa wo yare bi a, hwɛ sɛnea wo ayaresa no yɛ adwuma.Fa no sɛ woreyɛ obi a wɔreyɛ kokoram ayaresa ho CT scan na woahwɛ sɛ ebia akisikuru no so atew, ayɛ kɛse, anaasɛ akɔ so atra hɔ sɛnea ɛte no.
• Nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ de hwehwɛ tebea ahorow mu. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ wɔbɛhwɛ sɛ yare bi wɔ hɔ ansa na yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ada adi. Sɛ nhwɛso no, nufu mu nhwehwɛmu a wɔde hu nufu mu kokoram ntɛm, nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ de hwɛ sɛ kokoram wɔ akyi berɛmo mu, anaa nhwehwɛmu a wɔde hwɛ sɛ obi anya komayare.

2. Dɛn ne Interventional Radiology?

Eyi yɛ afuw soronko na ɛyɛ anigye yiye. Radiologists a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ mu de mfoninitwa mfiridwuma te sɛ CT scan, ultrasound, ne MRI di dwuma de yɛ ayaresa a ɛnyɛ oprehyɛn. Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, wɔhwɛ scan ahorow yi na wɔde nnwinnade nketenkete te sɛ catheters (nhama a ɛyɛ tratraa) ne nhama hyɛ nipadua no mu de yɛ ayaresa. Eyi nhwehwɛ sɛ wotwitwa nneɛma akɛse, na mmom ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa mu kakraa bi . Eyi ma bere tiaa a ɛma obi ho tɔ no na nsɛnnennen kakraa bi na ɛba.

Susuw ho hwɛ, te sɛ nea wɔde GPS di dwuma de hwehwɛ wo kwan no, saa ara na nnuruyɛfo yi de scan mfonini ahorow di dwuma de kɔ baabi a ɛfata wɔ nipadua no mu kɔsa wo yare.

Tebea horow a wɔde saa kwan yi sa no bi ne:

• Kokoram anaa akisikuru. Wɔnam nnuru a wɔde gu mu tẽẽ (`chemoembolization`), anaasɛ mogya ntini a ɛde ma no a wosiw (`embolization`) de sɛe akisikuru no, anaasɛ ɔhyew a wɔde di dwuma (`ablation`) so sa akisikuru binom.
• Ntini anaa ntini a esiw kwan. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ mogya ntini bi a ɛwɔ nan no mu siw a, wobetumi de balloon (angioplasty) abue mu anaasɛ wɔde stent (mesh tube ketewaa bi) ahyɛ mu na ama mogya no asan akɔ.
• Awotwaa mu ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw. Wobetumi de ``embolization`` nso ayɛ eyi.
• Akyi yaw. Wɔ akyi yaw bi ho no, wobetumi de nneɛma te sɛ steroid a wɔde twitwiw nipadua no ama wɔ baabi a ɛfata a egyina scan no so.
• Mmɛn ne asaabo ho nsɛm bi. Sɛ nhwɛso no, wɔde saa kwan yi yɛ biopsy (wɔfa ntini bi de hwehwɛ mu) anaasɛ wɔde nsukorade hyɛ bile ntini anaa nsu a ɛkɔ nsu mu a asiw mu.

3. Dɛn ne Radiation Oncology?

Yɛka sɛ mfoninitwa akwan bi fa mframa a ano yɛ den ho. Nanso, sɛ wɔde di dwuma de hu yare no a, wontumi mfa saa mframa no nsa yare. Nanso, nnuruyɛfo atitiriw bi wɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ wɔn Radiation Oncologists a wɔyɛ radiation therapy.Wɔde sa kokoram ne tebea horow bi a ɛnyɛ kokoram (a ɛnyɛ papa).

Mframa a wɔde sa yare yɛ kokoram ayaresa a wɔde ahoɔden a ano yɛ den te sɛ X-ray anaa mframa ahorow afoforo di dwuma de kum kokoram nkwammoaa anaasɛ ɛmma wonnyin na ɛnkyɛ. Ɛyɛ adwuma denam kokoram nkwammoaa DNA a ɛsɛe no so.

Saa radiation oncologists yi ne wɔn a wɔyɛ nhyehyɛe na wɔkyerɛ mframa dodow a eye sen biara ma kokoram biara, sɛnea wɔbɛma nkɛntɛnso a ɛwɔ kokoram nkwammoaa so kɛse bere a wɔtew ɔsɛe a ɛba nkwammoaa a ɛte apɔw so no so. Wonim ayaresa a eye ma wo kokoram ko, sɛnea kokoram no te, ne w’akwahosan nyinaa nso.

So Radiologists yɛ nnuruyɛfo?

Yiw, koraa! Radiologistfo yɛ nnuruyɛfo. Nnuruyɛfo a wɔwɔ tumi krataa nyinaa awie aduruyɛ sukuu na wɔanya aduruyɛ ho abodin krataa, sɛ́ ɛyɛ Oduruyɛfo a ɔhwɛ Nnompe mu (MD) anaa Oduruyɛfo a ɔhwɛ Nnompe mu Nnuruyɛfo (DO) . Enti, wɔwɔ aduruyɛ ho nimdeɛ a emu dɔ wɔ nipadua ne nyarewa ho.

Nsonsonoe bɛn na ɛda Radiologist ne Radiologic Technologist ntam?

Eyi yɛ beae a nnipa pii adwene tu fra. Nanso nnipa baanu yi yɛ nnipa baanu a ɛsono wɔn, na ɛsono wɔn dwumadi.

• Radioologist yɛ oduruyɛfo a wɔatete no sɛ ɔkenkan na ɔkyerɛ ase , kyerɛ sɛ, ɔhwehwɛ saa mfonini ahorow a wɔde scan ayɛ no mu na ɔma wohu sɛ ɔwɔ yare no .
• Radiologic Technologist , a ɛtɔ mmere bi a wɔfrɛ no Radiographer , yɛ oduruyɛfo a ɔyɛ scan.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, sɛ wokɔ sɛ worekɔyɛ X-ray a, radiologist no na ɔde wo si baabi a ɛfata, sɔ afiri no, na ɔyɛ X-ray no. Ɔboa ma wo ho tɔ wo, na ɔhwɛ hu sɛ mfonini ahorow no yɛ nea ɛkorɔn. Nanso, ɔnhwɛ mfonini ahorow no na ɔnka nea ɛhaw wo nkyerɛ wo. Ɛnyɛ n’adwuma ne ɛno.

Oduruyɛfo a ɔhwɛ mfonini no so hwɛ mfonini no, na ogyina nea ɛwɔ mu so hu sɛ ebia wowɔ ayaresa tebea bi, na ɔkyerɛw ho amanneɛbɔ . So wote nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ mu no ase? Wɔn baanu nyinaa ho hia, nanso ɛsono wɔn nnwuma.

Enti dɛn ankasa na radiologist yɛ?

Nnwuma a ɛho hia pii wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ radiologist yɛ. Eyinom yɛ asɛyɛde ahorow a emu yɛ den yiye.

• W’aduruyɛ ho abakɔsɛm a wobɛsan ahwɛ sɛ ebia mfoninitwa nhwehwɛmu no bɛpira wo anaa. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ wowɔ biribi ho akisikuru biara a.Sɛ saa a, ebia aduru bi a wɔde hwɛ nneɛma a ɛne ne ho bɔ abira a wɔde yɛ scan ahorow bi renfata wo.
• Nea efi aduruyɛ mu mfoniniyɛ mu nhwehwɛmu mu ba a wɔbɛkyerɛ ase ne nea ɛhwehwɛ sɛ wonya nimdeɛ.
• Nea wohui wɔ saa mfoninitwa sɔhwɛ ahorow no mu a wode bɛtoto nhwehwɛmu ne sɔhwɛ afoforo a woayɛ ho.
• Wo ne akwahosan ho ɔyaresafo a ɔde wo rekɔma wo no bɛbɔ nkɔmmɔ na waboa wo ma woapaw mfoninitwa sɔhwɛ a ɛfata wo kɛse, na waboa wo ma woagyina sɔhwɛ no mu aba so asi gyinae wɔ wo daakye ayaresa ho.
• Amanneɛbɔ a wɔkyerɛw a nea efi mu ba ne nea wɔahu ka ho. Amanneɛbɔ yi ne nea wode kɔma wo duruyɛfo.
• Sɛ ɛho hia a, wɔbɛkamfo nhwehwɛmu anaa ayaresa afoforo akyerɛ.
• Nyarewa a wɔde mframa a wɔde sa yare (wɔyɛ eyi wɔ `(Radiation Oncology)` mu) anaasɛ wɔyɛ ayaresa a wɔde mfonini kyerɛ kwan (wɔyɛ eyi wɔ `(Interventional Radiology)` mu).
• Ahyɛdeɛ a wɔde bɛma radiology adwumayɛfoɔ sɛ wɔnyɛ mfoninitwa nhwehwɛmu anaasɛ wɔn ankasa nyɛ nhwehwɛmu bi (titiriw wɔ mmeaeɛ te sɛ Interventional Radiology).

So ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ aduruyɛ sukuu ansa na woabɛyɛ radiologist?

Yiw, koraa. Sɛnea madi kan aka no, radiologist biara a ɔwɔ tumi krataa akɔ aduruyɛ sukuu na wawie. Ɛno yɛ ahwehwɛde titiriw.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na obi bɛyɛ radiologist?

Sɛ́ wobɛyɛ radiologist no nyɛ akwantu a ɛyɛ mmerɛw. Egye ahofama, bere, ne nhomasua pii. Hwɛ anammɔn ahorow yi:

1. Nea edi kan no, ɛsɛ sɛ wuwie aduruyɛ ho adesua a edi kan ne bachelor’s degree wɔ sukuupɔn anaa kɔlege.

2. Afei ɛsɛ sɛ wonya aduruyɛ ho abodin krataa fi aduruyɛ sukuu a wɔagye atom (bɛyɛ mfe 4-5).

3. Ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa aduruyɛ tumi krataa sɔhwɛ no mu (sɛ nhwɛso no, wɔ United States no, United States Aduruyɛ ho Tumi krataa Sɔhwɛ - USMLE).

4. Afei, ɛsɛ sɛ wowie anyɛ yiye koraa no mfe anan ntetee a wɔde bɛtra hɔ wɔ radiology mu. Ɛyɛ saa bere yi mu na wonya ntetee a mfaso wɔ so wɔ radiology afã horow mu.

Afei radiology ho animdefo pii wie afe anaa abien foforo ntetee titiriw (fellowship) , a ɛma wonya nimdeɛ ne ahokokwaw a emu dɔ kɛse wɔ radiology subspecialty bi mu. Nhwɛso ahorow bi ne:

• Mframa a wɔde ma oncology
• Mmofra radiology (kyerɛ sɛ, ɛfa mmofra nyarewa ho) .
• Radiology a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ mu
• Nufu ho mfonini a wɔyɛ
• Koma ne ntini mu mframa a wɔde hwɛ (koma ne mogya ntini) .
• Neuroradiology (amemene, akyi berɛmo, ntini) .
• Nuklea aduruyɛ

Bere tenten ahe na egye na obi abɛyɛ radiologist?

Anyɛ yiye koraa no, egye mfe 13 ansa na obi abɛyɛ radiologist. Nea ɛka eyi ho ne:

• Nhomasua a edi kan (mfe 3-4) .
• Aduruyɛ Sukuu (mfe 4-5) .
• Mfe anan ntetee a wɔde ma wɔ baabi a wɔte hɔ
• Mfe biako anaa abien ntetee titiriw (ɛwom sɛ eyi nyɛ ahyɛde de, nanso nnipa pii yɛ saa) .

Enti wubetumi ahu sɛnea akwantu yi betumi ayɛ tenten na wɔahyira so. Ɛno nti na radiologists wɔ nimdeɛ a wɔde bɛhwɛ wo scans na wɔanya nsɛm a ɛho hia no. Wɔte sɛ "detectives" a wɔwɔ aduruyɛ mu.

Awiei koraa no, nkrasɛm ketewaa bi a wode bɛkɔ fie ama wo.

Fa no sɛ wowɔ adwenem naayɛ sɛ wowɔ yare bi, anaasɛ na ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ scan kɛkɛ sɛ nhwehwɛmu. Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wobɛte ehu ne ehu nka kakra nka saa bere no. Nanso kae sɛ obi wɔ hɔ a ɔwɔ nimdeɛ ne ntetee titiriw bi a ɔde bɛhwɛ wo scan mfonini ahorow no na wakenkan nea efi mu ba no pɛpɛɛpɛ. Ɛno ne radiologist no .

Wɔbɛyɛ wo nhwehwɛmu no mu aba ho amanneɛbɔ a ɛkɔ akyiri na wɔde akɔma wo oduruyɛfo anaa nnuruyɛfo kuw a wɔresa wo yare no. Ɛno ansa na wobesi ayaresa a eye ma wo ho gyinae.

Nea ɛho hia sen biara no, sɛ wowɔ nsɛmmisa bi fa wo nhwehwɛmu no mu aba ho a, nsuro da sɛ wubebisa wo duruyɛfo. Wowɔ hokwan biara sɛ wuhu w’akwahosan ho asɛm. Ebia radiologist no renhyia wo tẽẽ, nanso wɔyɛ w’akwahosan kuw no muni a wɔho hia yiye.

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