re do we need a radiologist to read an ultrasound in article blue cis pitt edu kenneth gilbert kxgst pitt edu writes this is one of those sticky areas of medicine where battles frequently rage with respect to your ob i suspect that she has been certified in ultrasound diagnostics and is thus allowed to use it and bill for its use many cardiologists also use ultrasound echocardiography and are in fact considered by many to be the experts i am not sure where obs stand in this regard but i suspect that they are at least as good as the radioligists flame retardant suit ready if it were my wife i would insist that a radiologist be involved in the process radiologist are intensively trained in the process of interpreting diagnostic imaging data and are aware of many things that other physicians aren t aware of would you want a radiologist to deliver your baby if you wouldn t then why would you want a ob gyn to read your ultrasound study in my opinion the process should involve a ob gyn and a radiologist e j ed draper repar d radiologic pathologic institute the university of texas m d anderson cancer center draper odin mda uth tmc edu
