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The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

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01-06-2007 | Editorial Comment

Ethical considerations in CT angiography

Authors: Samuel Wann, Andy L. Nassef, Justin Jeffrey, Joseph V. Messer, Norbert M. Wilke, Andre J. Duerinckx, James C. Blankenship, Michael K. Rosenberg, Donald H. Dembo

Published in: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging | Issue 3/2007

Abstract

The rapid development and clinical deployment of CT angiography raises several important issues, including assurance of professional competence and technical quality, self-referral, the relative role of radiologists and cardiologists, appropriateness and proper indications, the detection and disposition of unexpected or incidental findings and the concern for the rapidly increasing costs of health care and imaging. These questions are properly addressed within the framework of medical ethics, including principles of beneficence, autonomy and justice.

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Title: Ethical considerations in CT angiography
Authors: Samuel Wann
Andy L. Nassef
Justin Jeffrey
Joseph V. Messer
Norbert M. Wilke
Andre J. Duerinckx
James C. Blankenship
Michael K. Rosenberg
Donald H. Dembo
Publication date: 01-06-2007
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Published in: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging / Issue 3/2007
Print ISSN: 1569-5794
Electronic ISSN: 1875-8312
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-006-9177-5

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