Dr. Chris Hammond[email protected]MRIHow much subspecialization do we really need in radiology?Keeping yourself grounded in the general can help you avoid falling into the trap of subspecializing yourself into irrelevance, writes clinical radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond in a new guest column.January 16, 2024Clinical NewsHow to make progress in radiology's ongoing search for excellenceExcellence is not an endpoint, it's a process, writes clinical radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond. To achieve it and make good decisions on increasing our sequences, adopting a new surveillance strategy, resourcing overnight reporting, etc., requires us to work together, he says.October 23, 2023Clinical NewsGetting the basics right is rule one in clinical practiceIt's essential to get the basics right because the rest can then follow, writes radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond. In a new viewpoint column, he recalls an event that made a deep personal impression on him.August 28, 2023Artificial IntelligenceWorkforce issues and the reality distortion fieldThe growing crisis facing the U.K. National Health Service can only be overcome with a motivated, engaged, and driven workforce, writes clinical radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond in a new column. We must learn from the Apple experience of the 1980s, he insists.January 9, 2023Clinical NewsParachutes, belief, and intellectual curiosityMore resources need to be invested into rigorous and independent research to generate the evidence to support what we do in radiology, writes Dr. Chris Hammond in a new column.November 7, 2022CTTimely reflections on radiology demand managementManaging the demand for medical imaging is a hot topic. When it’s cheaper and easier to get a scan than a senior and holistic medical opinion, the demand for imaging will only rise. How can we improve the situation? Dr. Chris Hammond investigates.August 8, 2022Clinical NewsWhy clinical registries may be the emperor's new clothesClinical data registries are a big thing right now. Like the emperor's new clothes, are they something we should accept at face value, uncritically, because everyone else does? Interventional radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond addresses this question in a new column.March 28, 2022Clinical NewsErrors: Why radiology can often seem a very risky businessWhen did you last make a mistake at work? Have you missed a cancer on a chest radiograph, caused bleeding with a biopsy needle, or forgotten to add an alert to a time-sensitive finding? In his latest column, Dr. Chris Hammond focuses on errors.December 20, 2021Clinical NewsThe impact of a healthcare system that seems to be failingThe everyday reality for patients and clinicians, especially within the U.K., is that procedures and examinations get postponed. What's the solution to these increasingly frequent system failures? Interventional radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond investigates.October 25, 2021Clinical NewsClinical decisions and how to assess the value of a lifeDecisions affecting people's health, livelihoods, and welfare are -- and need to be -- made all the time. But how useful are quality-adjusted life years, or QALYs, in this process? Interventional radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond has some answers.September 13, 2021Page 1 of 2Next PageTop StoriesRadiology EducationSectra to supply education platform to four Danish facilitiesSectra is to provide its platform for medical education, Sectra Education Portal, to four university hospital in Denmark.Artificial IntelligenceMedian posts Q1 results, reports net loss for 2023Womens ImagingScreenPoint CEO steps down; new CEO namedUltrasoundEsaote reports growth in fiscal year 2023Sponsor ContentRegister today for a FREE webinar 8 May at 6 p.m. CET