REQUEST RADIOLOGY EXPERTISE
IRC helps patients, referring physicians, and healthcare organizations identify the right radiology expertise for a defined need. We start with the purpose of the request, then determine the expertise, scope, jurisdiction, and professional structure that fit it.
START WITH WHO YOU ARE
You do not need to know which radiologist or even which subspecialty you need before you contact IRC. Start with the reason for the request.
PATIENTS & FAMILIES
For a second opinion, a focused subspecialty review, or help determining what kind of radiology expertise may be relevant.
REFERRING PHYSICIANS
For specialist review, physician-to-physician consultation, a second opinion, or a focused expert perspective.
HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS
For a defined expert-review need, specialty consultation, teaching, advisory work, program support, or another structured professional engagement.
WHAT IRC CAN HELP WITH
A carefully structured additional radiology perspective when the purpose and professional role are clear.
Focused expertise in neuroradiology, musculoskeletal imaging, body imaging, breast imaging, cardiothoracic imaging, pediatrics, molecular imaging, and other domains.
Professional discussion or case-focused consultation when a referring clinician needs access to appropriate radiology expertise.
Defined advisory, teaching, program, quality, or project work when a healthcare organization needs more than routine interpretation.
HOW MATCHING WORKS
The public request is intentionally non-clinical. It gives IRC enough information to determine whether there is a feasible path forward without asking you to expose patient data.
Tell us whether you are a patient/family member, clinician, or healthcare organization and what kind of help you are looking for.
IRC considers the relevant subspecialty, purpose, geography, and professional role needed for the request.
Availability, jurisdiction, licensure, credentialing, scope, timing, and professional terms are considered before clinical work begins.
If the request can proceed, patient information or imaging is exchanged only through an appropriate approved clinical process—not through this public page.
CLEAR BOUNDARIES BUILD TRUST
IRC can help structure access to expertise, but participation never overrides the legal, professional, clinical, privacy, or institutional requirements that apply to the actual work.
IRC is not an emergency service. Urgent or emergency medical concerns belong with local emergency services and the treating clinical team.
Do not send patient names, medical records, images, reports, dates of birth, or other PHI through the public request form.
A request is reviewed for fit and feasibility. It does not guarantee a specific radiologist, diagnosis, turnaround time, or clinical engagement.
When an engagement is feasible, the professional role, scope, applicable requirements, timing, and fees are clarified before acceptance.
PRIVATE REQUEST FOR EXPERTISE
Do not describe the patient, diagnosis, findings, or medical history here. This first step is only for routing and feasibility.
Medical emergency? Contact local emergency services or your treating healthcare team. This form is not monitored as an emergency channel.