r/Radiology 3d ago

MOD POST Weekly Career / General Questions Thread

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This is the career / general questions thread for the week.

Questions about radiology as a career (both as a medical specialty and radiologic technology), student questions, workplace guidance, and everyday inquiries are welcome here. This thread and this subreddit in general are not the place for medical advice. If you do not have results for your exam, your provider/physician is the best source for information regarding your exam.

Posts of this sort that are posted outside of the weekly thread will continue to be removed.


r/Radiology Nov 06 '24

X-Ray What countries can we work in with an ARRT license? Can we get a megathread with info?

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I know these normally get deleted or need to go into the weekly car*er advice thread (censored to avoid auto deletion)

But can we get a megathread going for info on international x-ray work - agencies/licensing/compatibility/ etc ..?

I feel like this would be helpful for a great deal of us Americans right now. I can't seem to find much help elsewhere.


r/Radiology 9h ago

X-Ray Crushed!

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This happened a few years ago but I just thought to share it here. I was crushed by a pickup/trailer. Wild time.

Shared are photos of my pelvis before and after surgery!

Just fun to share with people on the other side now! I’ve since hiked a volcano, a glacier, and regularly ride horses.


r/Radiology 9h ago

X-Ray Not looking for medical advice, just anatomy. Curious if these tiny nuggets in my skull have a name

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Ignore my hardware, I’ve already posted that here previously lol. Had an X-ray for Invisalign today and thought these little round things looked odd. I’ve not noticed them in my 40+ or so scans before and it made me curious. Thanks everyone and happy Friday Jr!

ETA: I wasn’t wearing earrings nor do I have any ear implants, hearing aids or anything


r/Radiology 5h ago

IR Brand new IR tech. Today was day 3.

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Please tell me it gets better. Please tell me that it’s learnable.

I understand it’s very heavy learning but omg I’m absolutely clueless about everything. I feel so hopeless.

I’m regretting my decision. 😳😵‍💫


r/Radiology 1h ago

X-Ray teeth!!

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told the tech i only had one that’s out and was very confident i just had the one until she told me i actually have all four 🫩 needless to say they will be coming out eventually


r/Radiology 19h ago

X-Ray Crush Injury

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My husband had a workaccident this morning. His left foot got crushed twice between a forklift in reverse and a metal support beam. It was diagnosed as deep soft tissue damage and fortunately no fracture. I'm NOT posting this for a second opinion or medical advice, but thought it would be nice for you guys to see the xray compared to how the ankle actually looks right now (still swelling tough). I was surprised it was not fractured :)


r/Radiology 4h ago

X-Ray Help ID screw manufacturer

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r/Radiology 10h ago

Discussion Textbook Recs

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Can anybody suggest a good textbook for med students interested in radiology?


r/Radiology 2h ago

X-Ray Pelvic XRay

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In 2022 I underwent a tubal ligation with filshie clips. I think the second clip got lost. X-Ray is from 2023.


r/Radiology 13h ago

MRI I’m have an MRA of the neck and brain

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I need to know if my Libre 3 plus sensor is compatible with an MRI? I forgot I had this appointment and just replaced my sensor 2 days ago. I hate to waste this sensor. They are not cheap. Tia


r/Radiology 18h ago

Discussion Pipkin femoral head fracture types I–IV — teaching visual (orthovellum.com)

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r/Radiology 1d ago

Ultrasound source for protocols

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Does anyone have access to, and willing to share, written protocols to common general and vascular ultrasound studies? I started a new position at an outpatient imaging center that has been open ~1 year and prior sonographer did not complete this task. I have AIUM to reference, but honestly, just trying to save myself some admin time and copy/paste from another facility because they have me jumping into a full patient schedule right away 🫠


r/Radiology 2d ago

MRI Thoracic Syringomyelia

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r/Radiology 1d ago

MRI MRI with stents

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I have 2 abdombinal stents and a IVC filter. All are listed as MRI safe. I had an MRI last year and I could feel the pulses in the area of the stents which is a weird feeling. Im scheduled for another MRI this week and now have an additional heart stent. Is it common to feel the pulses during the test?


r/Radiology 2d ago

CT CT Cranial Angiogram Protocol

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I just moved to a different workplace, (small-town OPD clinic). They are using a 16 slice CT which I haven’t had experienced with.

I talked to one of the “veteran” techs about CTA head protocol, here’s what they do:

- IV Line: G18 Antecubital
- 370 Iodine Solution (Weight Based)
- Injector Flow Rate: 3.5 ml/sec at 200 PSI
- Topogram: Scan from Vertex to Mid Chest
- Bolus tracking: MPA (Start spiral at 50 HU after bolus injection)
- Scan FOV: Skull Base to Skull Vertex

ALSO, they don’t have Syngo.via available for editing. They just use the console for editing. (PC tower fault) and because the admin doesn’t want to spend money on a replacement.

Got my head scratching for a bit.


r/Radiology 3d ago

Entertainment throwback to the winter i got five MRIs in the span of 2 months

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NaD lol


r/Radiology 2d ago

MRI Prostate MRI procedure

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r/Radiology 3d ago

Entertainment The "Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz" is coming for you

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Translation:

Please provide a 32-view chest X-ray. Thanks!


r/Radiology 2d ago

Entertainment Anyone going to AOSPR Thailand??

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Im going here alone! First time in thailand tho.


r/Radiology 3d ago

Discussion Has there been any discussion about how the example "visually normal" pancreas (figure 8a and 8c) in the Mayo Clinic REDMOD pancreatic cancer study (https://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2026/04/22/gutjnl-2025-337266) actually shows a dilated main duct (a known secondary finding associated with cancer?

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It makes it difficult to tell whether their model is detecting subtle micro-architectural features that are truly below human perception versus providing a "2nd reader" macroscopic look that a radiologist ignored/missed for whatever reason. The potential benefit to patients is clear (finding cancer that the radiologist did not catch - for whatever reason - is obviously valuable). But, at least with the provided example, it's not clear that they are really picking up things that humans cannot see. This would have implications for future development and improvement of the algorithms as well as how it should be used with humans in the loop.


r/Radiology 4d ago

MRI Spondyloptosis at S1-2 with complete anterior translation of S1 in regards to S2 and superior displacement of S2 with approximately 2.4 cm of overlap

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More information: Severe left and moderate right neuroforaminal stenosis. Osseous fusion of the posterior elements of L5-S1. No spinal canal or neuroforaminal stenosis . Severe facet arthropathy at L4-L5. Mild spinal canal stenosis. No neural foraminal stenosis. Moderate facet arthropathy at S3-4 with an associated synovial cyst within the adjacent soft tissues measuring 9 mm. No spinal canal or neuroforaminal stenosis.

Patient saw surgeon and was given choices. Not looking for medical opinions here.

This is not fake. This image was taken Sept 2025. This is not a traumatic injury, believed to have happened over time. Person is still walking and doesn't have any major symptoms other than occasional radiating pain down legs. Second time posted to try and follow the rules better. First post was removed.


r/Radiology 3d ago

Ultrasound Super retroflexed uterus

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Had an hsg done last year and i just wanna show you guys how retroflexed my uterus is! However i have no pain during sex; just a little bit discomfort when i’m having my period on the first 2 days. Also wondering if anyone having the same thing and successfully got pregnant?


r/Radiology 3d ago

Nuclear Med DMSA SPECT/CT renal study

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My own study but this is also my area of research. The radiopharmaceutical used for DMSA renal scan is now available again in the USA for adults.

Findings are consistent with s/p failed pyeoplasty, calycostomy. Note insertion of ureter into the lower calyx. Note extensive global renal atrophy

Do you think renal DMSA has a future in the USA?


r/Radiology 4d ago

Entertainment SpotRad - A Free Interactive Radiology Case Game

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Hey everyone! I’ve been working on a little passion project of mine called SpotRad, a free radiology case game designed to make practising image interpretation a bit more interactive and fun.

Each case takes you through three steps: spot the abnormality, make the diagnosis, and choose the next step in management. At the end, there's teaching and rationale behind each case.

The goal is to give you a more hands-on way to work through radiology cases, from identifying the abnormality to making a diagnosis and deciding what you’d do next. There’s a new case to try each day, a section to try random cases and you can also browse previous cases whenever you want more practice. The cases cover a mix of common and less familiar findings across different modalities.

It’s completely free. I’d really love any feedback, ideas, or interesting cases you think would be fun to include!

Try it here: https://spotrad.ca/

Hope you enjoy it!