Philosophy of Advanced Medical Imaging (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)

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. Advanced medical imaging tests, such as PET and MRI, have gained center stage in medical research and in patients' care. They also increasingly raise questions that pertain to philosophy: What is required to be an expert in reading images? How are standards for interpretation to be fixed? Is there a problem of overutilization of such tests? How should uncertainty be communicated to patients? How to cope with incidental findings? This book is of interest and importance to scholars of philosophy of medicine at all levels, from undergraduates to researchers, to medical researchers and practitioners (radiologists and nuclear physicians) interested in a critical appraisal of the methodology of their discipline and in the ethical principles and consequences of their work.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Ethics
Release date:	March 2021
First published:	2020
Editors:	Elisabetta Lalumera • Stefano Fanti
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	129
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-061414-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Medical imaging > Radiology Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	3-03-061414-X
Barcode:	9783030614140

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