MRI’s, CT’s and X-ray’s with Consultant Radiologist Dr Demos Michaelides | MC S01E5

In this episode Dr Demos Michaelides a Consultant Radiologist and Cambridge Medical School Graduate talks about the different methods of Imaging their uses and risks. He answers many questions on misconceptions such as, whether or not X-rays cause cancer ? He also talks about the future role of Artificial Intelligence in radiology and dives deep into why he became a radiologist.

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00:00 Intro 

00:48 Life of a radiologist

3:33 Difference between an MRI/CT scan

5:54 How long you’d stay in MRI machine

6:05 What happens with people that have claustrophobia

11:19 Risks of radiation

14:24 Are X-rays Dangerous?

16:29 Danger for pregnant women

17:29 Danger for fertility

20:58 What is an ultrasound?

23:18 Routine tests 

26:00 The future of radiology

31:00 Why you should specialise in radiology

34:25 Personal questions

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:48 Life of a radiologist
• 3:33 Difference between an MRI/CT scan
• 5:54 How long you’d stay in MRI machine
• 6:05 What happens with people that have claustrophobia
• 11:19 Risks of radiation
• 14:24 Are X-rays Dangerous?
• 16:29 Danger for pregnant women
• 17:29 Danger for fertility
• 20:58 What is an ultrasound?
• 23:18 Routine tests
• 26:00 The future of radiology
• 31:00 Why you should specialise in radiology
• 34:25 Personal questions