Radiology and diagnostic images as a key part of medical training

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https://doi.org/10.62267/rev.post.med.v1i1.7

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radiology, diagnostic images, medical training, learning, undergraduate

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PROBLEM: Radiology and diagnostic imaging are an essential discipline for obtaining information about the structures and functions of the body. In Guatemala, three universities offer a bachelor's degree in medical sciences that includes the course of radiology and diagnostic images in its curriculum. Assuming an advantage for students when studying the externship and internship at the undergraduate level and a disadvantage compared to the curriculum of the University of San Carlos de Guatemala, since students arrive at their hospital practices without knowledge about imaging studies necessary for an adequate clinical approach. OBJECTIVE: To describe radiology and diagnostic images as a key part of medical training, to indicate the importance of learning radiology in medical training. METHOD: A bibliographic review focused on data collection was carried out, using primary sources. RESULTS: The most used radiological techniques are: radiography, ultrasound, tomography and magnetic resonance which are essential in medicine, allowing an early and accurate diagnosis of various pathologies. In medical training, it is important to learn them and stay updated for better medical care. CONCLUSION: Radiology and diagnostic images, as a key part of medical training, play a fundamental role by providing a crucial tool to visualize and understand the interior of the body without the need to resort to invasive procedures. It has become a key instrument in modern medicine for the evaluation, diagnosis and monitoring of patients.

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Juan Danilo Montejo Galdámez, University of San Carlos of Guatemala

Actualmente con cierre de pensum de la carrera de médico y cirujano en el Centro   Universitario de Oriente -CUNORI-, Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala. Coautor   del artículo de revista: COVID-19: distanciamientos sociales, sus efectos psicológicos y 10 estrategias para sobrellevarlo.

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2022-06-29

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Montejo Galdámez, J. D. (2022). Radiology and diagnostic images as a key part of medical training. Revista De Postgrados De Medicina, 1(1), 66–84. https://doi.org/10.62267/rev.post.med.v1i1.7

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