Radiologists call for national strategy to address medical imaging overuse

Monday, August 23, 2010 - 23:07 in Health & Medicine

Overutilization of medical imaging services exposes patients to unnecessary radiation and adds to healthcare costs, according to a report appearing online and in the October issue of the journal Radiology that calls on radiologists to spearhead a collaborative effort to curb imaging overutilization.

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