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Legal trends in imaging.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15503718     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
As long ago as 400 BC, Hippocrates and his followers recognized that someone must oversee the practice of medicine and impose effective consequences when practice proves substandard. This article focuses primarily upon negligence law, trends toward using imaging in criminal cases and the intersection between the law and controversial, cutting-edge uses of imaging. The ways in which the law and medicine interact as opponents and as partners are described. After completing this article, readers will: Describe the prevalent civil damage cases involving radiological practices. Know what can be done to help avoid malpractice lawsuits. Be able to identify issues with respect to the current insurance crisis. Understand the key roles imaging plays in criminal cases. Be aware of legal concerns raised by new technologies. This article is a Directed Reading. See the quiz following the conclusion.
Authors:
Elizabeth J Church
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiologic technology     Volume:  76     ISSN:  0033-8397     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiol Technol     Publication Date:    2004 Sep-Oct
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-10-26     Completed Date:  2005-04-25     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401256     Medline TA:  Radiol Technol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  31-45; quiz 46-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Diagnostic Errors / legislation & jurisprudence
Diagnostic Imaging*
Forensic Sciences / legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Liability, Legal*
Malpractice / trends*
Technology, Radiologic / legislation & jurisprudence*
United States

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