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Imaging-Based Screening: Understanding the Controversies

Year: 2014

Type: review

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The goals of this article are to provide an overview of controversial aspects of imaging-based screening and to elucidate potential risks that may offset anticipated benefits. CONCLUSION: Current controversial topics associated with imaging-based screening include false-positive results, incidental findings, overdiagnosis, radiation risks, and costs. Alongside the benefits of screening, radiologists should be prepared to discuss these additional diagnostic consequences with providers and patients to better guide shared decision making regarding imaging-based screening.

Source: American Journal of Roentgenology

DOI: 10.2214/ajr.14.13049

Authors: Diana L. Lam, Pari V. Pandharipande, Janie M. Lee, Constance D. Lehman, Christoph I. Lee

Institutions: University of Washington, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Radiology practices and education

Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Cancer Institute