• J Am Coll Radiol · Apr 2013

    Review

    Professional norms regarding how radiologists handle incidental findings.

    • Stephen D Brown.
    • Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. stephen.brown@childrens.harvard.edu
    • J Am Coll Radiol. 2013 Apr 1; 10 (4): 253-7.

    AbstractThe author reviews the dilemmas posed by incidental radiologic findings and provides an analysis of factors that underlie how radiologists handle them. Particular attention is paid to professional standards that mediate clinical decision making and communication in the setting of risk. The author concludes that individual radiologists should report the incidental findings they detect and use existing evidence-based recommendations when possible. Such recommendations, however, face their own challenge in maintaining consistency with norms around risk-related decision making in other clinical realms.Copyright © 2013 American College of Radiology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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