by Scott Cowsill

A third or more of scans may be unnecessary or repetitive, studies show, and in scans that are medically appropriate, radiation doses could be dramatically reduced without hurting the quality of images.

As pointed out by Robert Centor, MD, “one cannot easily develop rules for testing because the presentations that we see vary so greatly.”  That being said, guidelines for diagnostic testing appropriateness have been created, are being continually updated and are proving to show significant value for patients, clinicians, healthcare organizations and the healthcare industry at large.

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