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1Medical Imaging, School of Dentistry & Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia.
Background:
Twitter is an online, multimedia microblogging tool used actively by millions across the world. Twitter may provide a unique insight into the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patient experience.
Methods:
In-depth, qualitative content analysis of MRI patient tweets during one calendar month.
Results:
Overall, 464 tweets were categorized into three themes: MRI appointment, scan experience, and diagnosis.
Conclusions:
This study demonstrates that MRI patients do tweet about their experiences and that Twitter is a viable platform to conduct research into patient experience within the medical radiation sciences.
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