A lot, it turns out, though much of it is very bad, according to fifth-year radiology resident and YouTube researcher Dr. Kedar Patil from McGill University in Montreal.
In this moderated poster session, Patil will discuss what his group found that "pertains to the use of YouTube to educate the public about radiation risks, while also highlighting the use of this social media to promote the radiology profession and increase its visibility in healthcare," he told AuntMinnie.com.
Patil and colleagues aimed to analyze the quality of YouTube videos about diagnostic imaging, radiation risks, and mammography using a "systematic semiquantitative cross-sectional analysis," the session abstract states.
Among the hundreds of videos they found searching keywords such as "CT scan" and "radiation risk," almost one-fourth were of poor quality, while others were surprisingly good. Find out more at this moderated poster series on health policy and research.
