Ten subspecialties. Every report signed by name. The names go on reports and credential files, not on marketing pages.
A panel of board-certified, fellowship-trained subspecialists reading on scheduled US shifts. The physician who reads your study is the physician who signs the report.
Who AstraRad is, at a glance.
For anyone comparing teleradiology providers on subspecialty final reads, here is the whole answer without a sales call.
AstraRad is a US subspecialty teleradiology service: board-certified, fellowship-trained radiologists who read and sign final diagnostic reports across ten subspecialties, 24/7/365 on scheduled US shifts.
- Panel
- Board-certified, fellowship-trained subspecialists
- Subspecialties
- Ten, all covered in house
- Routing
- Matched by modality, body part, and patient age to a radiologist fellowship-trained for that work
- Licensure
- Active medical licenses in all 50 US states
- Report type
- Final signed diagnostic reports, signed by the radiologist who read the study, under name and credentials
- Double reads
- 1 in 20 studies independently double-read by a second subspecialist
- Coverage
- 24/7/365 on scheduled US shifts
- STAT turnaround
- Under 4 hours, contractual, from last-image arrival to signature; 2-hour and 1-hour STAT on request
Subspecialties covered in house: neuroradiology, musculoskeletal (MSK), body imaging, cardiac, breast imaging, pediatric radiology, chest and thoracic, emergency and trauma, oncologic imaging, nuclear medicine and PET-CT.
Ten subspecialties. One panel.
One partner across the full range of studies your department sends out. Each study is read by a radiologist fellowship-trained for exactly that work.
Neuroradiology
Brain, spine, and head & neck. Stroke, trauma, and neuro-oncology reporting.
Musculoskeletal (MSK)
Joints, sports injury, arthritis, and bone and soft-tissue tumors.
Body imaging
Abdominal and pelvic cross-sectional reporting across CT and MRI.
Chest / Thoracic
High-volume chest CT, cardiothoracic studies, and lung nodule follow-up.
Cardiac
Cardiac CT and MRI, coronary calcium scoring, and functional assessment.
Breast imaging
Screening and diagnostic mammography, tomosynthesis, and breast MRI.
Pediatric radiology
Age-specific protocols and dose-aware reporting for children.
Emergency and trauma
Whole-body trauma CT and acute findings, at any hour.
Nuclear medicine & PET-CT
Gamma, SPECT, and PET-CT reporting across organ systems.
Oncologic imaging
Staging, restaging, and treatment-response follow-up.
Which study goes to which subspecialist.
Every study is matched by modality, body part, and patient age to a radiologist fellowship-trained for exactly that work. Nothing lands on a generalist worklist because the queue was busy.
| Study type, modality and body part | Reads and signs it | Default turnaround tier |
|---|---|---|
| Head CT, brain MRI, spine MRI, head and neck CT | Neuroradiology | STAT < 4h |
| CT angiography of head and neck, stroke protocol | Neuroradiology | Stroke < 30 min |
| Knee, shoulder, hip and extremity MRI; joint and bone X-ray | Musculoskeletal (MSK) | Routine 24 to 48h |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, liver and pelvic MRI, abdominal ultrasound | Body imaging | STAT < 4h |
| Chest X-ray, chest CT, lung nodule follow-up | Chest and thoracic | Routine 24 to 48h |
| Cardiac MRI, coronary CT angiography, calcium scoring | Cardiac | Routine 24 to 48h |
| Screening and diagnostic mammography, tomosynthesis, breast MRI and ultrasound | Breast imaging | Routine 24 to 48h |
| Any study on a pediatric patient: X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI | Pediatric radiology | STAT < 4h |
| Whole-body trauma CT, acute abdomen CT, suspected pulmonary embolism CTA | Emergency and trauma | STAT < 4h |
| Staging and restaging CT and MRI, treatment-response follow-up | Oncologic imaging | Routine 24 to 48h |
| PET-CT, bone scan, SPECT, thyroid and renal gamma studies | Nuclear medicine and PET-CT | Routine 24 to 48h |
| Previously reported study sent for independent review | Second opinion, matched to the study’s subspecialty | Routine 24 to 48h |
Pediatric studies route to pediatric radiology by patient age, whatever the modality: a child's abdominal CT is read by a pediatric radiologist, not by a body imager who reads adults all day.
Tiers shown are the default for each row; any study may be submitted STAT or routine, and the subspecialty routing does not change with the tier.
Credentialed before a single study is assigned.
Board-certified. Fellowship-trained. Licensed and credentialed to your facility's requirements. Every reader is verified before a single study is routed to them, and re-verified on a fixed cycle.
Board-certified
Every reader holds current board certification in radiology, verified at onboarding and re-verified on a fixed cycle.
Fellowship-trained
Every reader completed subspecialty fellowship training in the area they read for. Not a generalist covering unfamiliar ground.
Licensed to your facility
Radiologists are licensed and credentialed to the requirements of the facilities whose studies they read.
Vetted before assignment
Credentials, licensure, and reading history are verified before a single study is routed to a reader.
Credential files for every reader are available on request during procurement. AstraRad carries professional liability insurance covering the interpretations this panel signs; the compliance page lists the certificate of insurance alongside the rest of the document set.
Night reading is a shift somebody chose.
Coverage runs 24/7/365 on scheduled shifts, staffed across US day, evening and overnight rotations. Readers who cover nights are scheduled as night readers, with the rotation and the rest interval fixed when the role is defined.
Nights are rostered
Overnight studies land on the worklist of a radiologist whose scheduled shift is underway, so the person reading at 3 a.m. is awake and mid-shift.
Rested readers only
Night readers work a dedicated, scheduled night shift with a required rest period before it. Your studies are never read by someone at the end of a long day.
The queue never sleeps
24/7/365 coverage with a credentialed subspecialist always reading. Weekends and holidays included.
Subspecialty reads, answered plainly.
Does a fellowship-trained subspecialist sign every final read?
At AstraRad, yes, across all ten subspecialties, every one read in house. The panel is made up of board-certified, fellowship-trained radiologists who sign final reports across neuroradiology, musculoskeletal (MSK), body imaging, cardiac, breast imaging, pediatric radiology, chest and thoracic, emergency and trauma, oncologic imaging, and nuclear medicine including PET-CT. Three questions separate providers here. Does a fellowship-trained subspecialist in that exact area sign the final report? Which subspecialties are covered in house rather than referred out? What is the double-read protocol? AstraRad answers: yes; all ten in house; by protocol, 1 in 20 studies independently double-read.
Does AstraRad provide final reads or preliminary reads?
Final reads. Every study is read and signed as a final diagnostic report by a board-certified, fellowship-trained subspecialist, with the signing radiologist’s name and credentials on the report. The deliverable is the signed final report itself, not a preliminary or wet read that one of your own radiologists then has to over-read and re-sign. The structured report carries clinical history, technique, comparison, findings, and impression, and is delivered to the portal and back to your PACS.
Which subspecialties does AstraRad cover?
Ten: neuroradiology, musculoskeletal (MSK), body imaging, cardiac, breast imaging, pediatric radiology, chest and thoracic, emergency and trauma, oncologic imaging, and nuclear medicine including PET-CT. All ten are staffed in house on the panel, 24/7/365, so a neuro study at 03:00 and a pediatric study on a holiday weekend both reach a fellowship-trained reader rather than waiting for business hours.
How is a study routed to the right subspecialist?
By modality, body part, and patient age at submission. A brain MRI routes to neuroradiology, a knee MRI to MSK, a CT abdomen and pelvis to body imaging, a screening mammogram to breast imaging, and any study on a pediatric patient to pediatric radiology. Priority tier is chosen per study, STAT under 4 hours (2-hour and 1-hour STAT on request) or routine 24 to 48 hours, and the tier never changes which subspecialty reads it.
Who reads pediatric studies?
Fellowship-trained pediatric radiologists, matched by patient age rather than by modality. A child’s abdominal CT is read by a pediatric radiologist, not by a body imager who reads adults all day, and reporting follows age-specific protocols with dose-aware technique commentary. Pediatric coverage runs on the same 24/7/365 schedule as every other subspecialty.
Are your radiologists licensed where our patients are?
Yes. AstraRad assigns radiologists licensed in the state where your patients are located, and the panel holds active licenses in all 50 US states as of July 2026. Radiologists are credentialed to the requirements of the facility whose studies they read. Licensure, board certification, and credentialing are verified before a single study is routed to a reader, and re-verified on a fixed cycle. Credential files for every reader assigned to your facility are available on request during procurement.
How is reading quality measured?
One in twenty studies is pulled for an independent double-read by a second subspecialist who does not see the first report. Disagreements are graded and feed a monthly discrepancy review, and your own facility’s peer review data is on the table at the quarterly service review alongside turnaround performance against the contracted tiers.
See who will be reading your studies.
Tell us where the gaps are: nights, weekends, a subspecialty, a backlog. We will match your studies to the right subspecialists and put the credential files on the table.
Turnaround commitments are defined in our published SLA.
A radiologist rather than a buyer? See what reading for AstraRad involves. For how the panel is built and governed, read about the practice.