J Korean Med Assoc.  2016 Feb;59(2):114-118. 10.5124/jkma.2016.59.2.114.

The role of radiologists for multidisciplinary cancer care

• Jeong WK
• Do KH
• Jung SE

• KMID: 2153716
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2016.59.2.114

Abstract

In the multidisciplinary cancer treatment (MCT), it is necessary that radiologists participate in the patients' care, and they might be directly involved to the new practice methods including outpatient clinics. Face-to-face MCT is the most desirable practice method because satisfaction and compliance of the patients is high. However, it should be restrictively expanded due to practical problems such as lack of manpower. As a practical alternative, there is non-face-to-face MCT, like a tumor board, and it has many advantages to overcome the limitations of face-to-face MCT. Therefore, it is necessary to establish policies to support that both two types of MCT are stimulated so that the patients are able to get the optimized cancer management.

Keyword

Multidisciplinary; Radiology; Cancer care; Tumor board

MeSH Terms

Ambulatory Care Facilities
Compliance
Humans

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  Figure 1 Frequency of multidisciplinary meeting per week.

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  Figure 2 Hours for multidisciplinary meeting.

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  Figure 3 Causes of difficulty in participating multidisciplinary meeting. MCT, multidisciplinary cancer treatment.

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  Figure 4 Radiologists' favorable types of multidisciplinary meeting.

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  Figure 5 Strengths of non-face-to-face multidisciplinary meeting.

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