Stefano (Hrsg.) Fanti

Philosophy of Advanced Medical Imaging

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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… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Lalumera, Elisabetta (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-3-030-61412-6
EAN: 9783030614126
Produktnummer: 35885234
Verlag: Springer
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 2'171 KB

Über den Autor

Elisabetta Lalumera (PhD) teaches Philosophy of Science at the University of Milano-Bicocca. She works on philosophical aspects of medicine, clinical psychology, and healthcare. She has published in The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Dialectica, and other philosophical journals.Stefano Fanti is full time employed in Nuclear Medicine as Professor of Diagnostic Imaging as well as Director of Nuclear Medicine Division at the S.Orsola Policlinic Hospital. Author of more than 1000 papers, including > 400 full articles published in peer reviewed international journals, several books (mainly for Springer) and chapters; invited lecturer at more than 120 national and international meetings.