Patient experiences and anxiety related to medical imaging: challenges and potential solutions.
Kristy FakesPublished in: Journal of medical radiation sciences (2023)
Patients' experiences of medical imaging are varied. In referencing the work of Plunkett et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.725, relating to fetal MRI, this editorial explores potential methods for increased education and support to alleviate anxiety in patients undergoing medical imaging procedures.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- high resolution
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- magnetic resonance imaging
- chronic kidney disease
- sleep quality
- computed tomography
- prognostic factors
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported outcomes
- risk assessment
- photodynamic therapy
- diffusion weighted imaging