Crystal Ball: Ultrasound in 2015

December 02, 2009 by Cat Vasko

Tonight I stopped by a session on where ultrasound will be in 2015, kicked off by John Cronan, MD, with these heartening words: “This topic hasn’t gotten any cleaner, and in fact, I think it’s gotten more complicated. The issue of radiation has made it more complex. My prediction is that ultrasound in 2015 will be doing great, but imaging’s control of it will be less than it is today.”

Cronan pointed out that everybody thinks they can do ultrasound. With the radiology job market tightening up in anticipation of health care reform and a “very...

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