OBJECTIVE. The cancer risks associated with patient exposure to radiation from medical
imaging have become a major topic of debate. The higher doses necessary for technologies …

Objective: To perform a systematic review on the prevalence of incidental findings in
computed tomographic (CT) screening studies of the chest. Methods: We selected CT …

IT IS NOW POSSIBLE FOR INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN ABOUT their genetic susceptibility to
dozens of common and complex disorders, such as coronary artery disease, diabetes …

Aims and objectives This study aimed to analyse the key factors that influence the
overimaging using X-ray such as self-referral, defensive medicine and duplicate imaging …

Objectives We proposed a modification of the ACR Lung Imaging Reporting and Data
System (Lung-RADS) to clarify the characteristics of subsolid nodules with categories 1–11 …

PURPOSE Although current practice guidelines do not recommend screening asymptomatic
patients for lung cancer, physicians may still order lung cancer screening tests. No recent …

BACKGROUND: No high-quality study to date has shown that screening reduces lung
cancer mortality, and expert groups do not recommend screening for asymptomatic …

The market for direct-to-consumer (DTC) health services continues to grow rapidly with
former patients converting to customers for the opportunity to purchase varied diagnostic …

Background There is a growing awareness that prevention and early diagnosis may reduce
the high mortality associated with cancer, cardiovascular and other diseases. The role of …

It has been argued extensively that diagnostic services are a general good, but that it is
offered in excess. So what is the problem? Is not “too much of a good thing wonderful”, to …