{"id":4525,"date":"2022-01-14T20:21:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T20:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saince.com\/?p=4525"},"modified":"2023-04-28T09:39:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T13:39:39","slug":"radiologists-warn-of-worsening-imaging-backlogs-as-omicron-takes-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saince.com\/blog\/radiologists-warn-of-worsening-imaging-backlogs-as-omicron-takes-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiologists warn of worsening imaging backlogs as omicron takes hold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian radiologists are warning of worsening imaging backlogs as the omicron variant continues to spread.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wait times for crucial diagnostic services have swelled well beyond the country\u2019s recommended maximum of one month when the pandemic first started. Patients are reportedly now seeing delays upward of 82 days for CT scans and 89 for MRIs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A recent association survey found that about 75% of radiologist members had not yet been able to reduce their imaging backlogs. Another 30% said they believe wait times may never return to pre-pandemic levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read more:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiologybusiness.com\/topics\/care-delivery\/canadian-association-radiologists-backlog-omicron\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.radiologybusiness.com\/topics\/care-delivery\/canadian-association-radiologists-backlog-omicron<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian radiologists are warning of worsening imaging backlogs as the omicron variant continues to spread.\u00a0\u00a0 Wait times for crucial diagnostic services have swelled well beyond the country\u2019s recommended maximum of one month when the pandemic first started. Patients are reportedly now seeing delays upward of 82 days for CT scans and 89 for MRIs. 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