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You know what you're signing up for and it sounds like you want it for the right reasons! Its a long but rewarding road. I am a resident now and a few of my best attendings are ex-ICU nurses. RN->MD makes the best docs :) Go for it!

Fat is generally liked by radiologists because it adds tissue contrast. We (semi) quantify fat when deposited in the liver using opposed phase imaging. This isn't the technique you'd want to use for OPs interest but simple T1/T2 fat sat would work well. One thing to consider in patients...

I think if it can be shown that the information is actionable and clinically relevant it could be useful. A lot of MR research sequences are NOT used in clinical practice because of time constraints and limited contribution to patient care above standard sequences. Again, just because we CAN...

Do a T1 and T1 fatsat though the abdomen; draw a region of interest excluding subcutaneous fat and calculate the relative pixel dropout. Publish your work that proves that it has clinical utility. Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD.

google: echopixel.

Lots more jobs posted on the ACR website and I have heard a few residents signing contracts before fellowship has started. I think things are looking better! Anyone else share or disagree with this sentiment?

Correct. Responsible for anything and everything STAT at Presby/Monte, Mercy, Shadyside, Magee and CHP + whatever hospitals in western PA call you about. Its a great experience. FYI this includes high end studies such as skull base MRI, MRI/MRA/MRV, Body MR, CTA, T-bone CT, Max/Face CT etc.

I'm a BME starting Radiology residency in a few days. There are times I wish I stuck with engineering but overall I'm content with pursuing medicine/Radiology. Feel free to ask specific questions.

People need to quit slandering radiology by implying that radiologists are intelligent introverts that hate dealing with people. Its just false and is leading to negative perceptions of the field. That inaccurate stereotype, mixed with the pervasive sentiment that radiologists are "rich" and...

house of god

i think they could work nicely.. i didnt use them 2nd year though.

radiology, anesthesia

I used Pharmacology Flash Cards by Brenner on step 1 and it worked well.

third year is THE WORST. everyone knows its subjective including future program directors who are evaluating you for a residency slot. just work as hard as you can and some honors will come! btw, im a tern now... and its WAY better. like 100x better. I HATED THIRD YEAR.

USNews just posted their hospital honor roll... Cleveland Clinic and UH are both on the list. Just sayin.......