RSNA 2008: Putting a Face on Scans Could Yield Patient Benefits

CHICAGO, Dec. 2 -- Adding a photo of the patient to the file may boost the radiologist's empathy and produce a more thorough report, researchers said here.

Radiologists were more likely to relate better to the patient whose scans they were interpreting and write longer, more detailed reports when they saw a photo of the patient, Yehonatan N. Turner, M.D., of Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, said at the Radiological Society of North America meeting.

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