Philosophy of Advanced Medical Imaging

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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This is the first book to explore the epistemology and ethics of advanced imaging tests, in order to improve the critical understanding of the nature of knowledge they provide and the practical consequences of their utilization in healthcare.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-03-16
Mått155 x 235 x 8 mm
Vikt224 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSpringerBriefs in Ethics
Antal sidor129
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030614140

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Elisabetta Lalumera (PhD) teaches Philosophy of Science at the University of Milano-Bicocca. She works on philosophical aspects of medicine, clinical psychology, and healthcare. She has published in The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Dialectica, and other philosophical journals.Stefano Fanti is full time employed in Nuclear Medicine as Professor of Diagnostic Imaging as well as Director of Nuclear Medicine Division at the S.Orsola Policlinic Hospital. Author of more than 1000 papers, including > 400 full articles published in peer reviewed international journals, several books (mainly for Springer) and chapters; invited lecturer at more than 120 national and international meetings.

Introduction.- Part 1. Epistemology.- Chapter 1. RCTs and the validation of imaging tests: open problems.- Chapter 2. The role of consensus conferences in medical imaging.- Chapter 3. Uncertainty and epistemic risk in diagnosis.- Chapter 4. What is to be an expert in reading images? Artificial intelligence and human expertise.- Chapter 5. Imaging as investigation of mechanisms: the case of psychiatry.- Chapter 6. Big data in medical imaging: a new paradigm?.- Part 2. Ethics.- Chapter 7. Overdiagnosis and incidentalomas: how to define them and how to deal with them.- Chapter 8. Overutilization of imaging tests and healthcare fairness.- Chapter 9. The need of ethical guidelines for the communication with patients.- Chapter 10. Ethical issues in queue-jumping.