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Medical imaging is a very vital aspect of medical practice, and is required for the detection of several ailments and conditions that could not be diagnosed with the naked eye. Have you ever paused to think about the role and importance of imaging technology in the field of medicine? The process has revolutionized the way the healthcare industry works and enables practitioners, surgeons, and scientists to understand more about human anatomy. Physicians frequently recommend diagnostic...

The average waiting time for an MRI scan is 21 days, according to the latest Diagnostic Imaging Dataset published by NHS England. This compares to same day for X-Rays, Fluoroscopy and Medical Photography. Yet even that 21 day figure, extracted by NHS Digital from local Radiology Information Systems, masks the true extent of the problem. It’s skewed by the number of in-patients who have their test done far quicker. A third (33%) of the two million out-patients referred...