Katherine Frederick-Dyer, Mindy M Horrow, Theresa M Caridi, Rochelle F Andreotti
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Abstract
The U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs decision has significantly impacted reproductive healthcare in the USA. While obstetricians are most directly affected, radiologists, radiation oncologists, and medical imaging professionals are also involved in the care of pregnant patients, and these legislative changes can alter our practices. In this commentary, we describe examples of how this reproductive legal landscape has changed the practice of interventional radiology in states affected by abortion bans, discuss some of the radiologist lead advocacy efforts for the preservation of reproductive healthcare, and review the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound's first trimester ultrasound consensus statement clarifying and standardizing medical terminology frequently used in radiologist reports. The radiology community has a responsibility to advocate for the preservation of reproductive health and the patient-physician relationship.
期刊介绍:
BJR is the international research journal of the British Institute of Radiology and is the oldest scientific journal in the field of radiology and related sciences.
Dating back to 1896, BJR’s history is radiology’s history, and the journal has featured some landmark papers such as the first description of Computed Tomography "Computerized transverse axial tomography" by Godfrey Hounsfield in 1973. A valuable historical resource, the complete BJR archive has been digitized from 1896.
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- 2015 Impact Factor – 1.840
- Receipt to first decision – average of 6 weeks
- Acceptance to online publication – average of 3 weeks
- ISSN: 0007-1285
- eISSN: 1748-880X
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