Bradley D, Harrison J, Goodall M, Dobrashian R. Are Advanced Clinical Practitioners perfectly placed to re-report neuroimages to support clinical diagnosis of dementia?
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR ADVANCING PRACTICE 2023;
1:146-150. [PMID:
38229770 PMCID:
PMC7615529 DOI:
10.12968/ijap.2023.1.3.146]
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Abstract
With the ageing population, the prevalence of dementia is increasing worldwide. There is an emphasis on early, timely diagnosis and treatment options for people with a dementia yet wait times from referral to diagnosis have increased. Neuroimaging performed by radiologists is utilised to support dementia diagnosis and some patients will already have a CT scan from a pre-existing condition such as stroke. The purpose of this commentary is to consider whether ACPs who specialise in dementia, are perfectly placed to re-report on pre-existing neuroimages to support the clinical diagnosis of dementia.
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