Wann Samuel, Tunio Javed
Wheaton Franciscan Medical Group, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
J Saudi Heart Assoc. 2010 Jul;22(3):121-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jsha.2010.04.010. Epub 2010 May 10.
Imaging is one of the most important accomplishments of medicine during the last 1000 years. The contribution of modern imaging to progress in the delivery of health care is unquestioned. However, we need to refine our use of imaging, limiting its use to those occasions when it can contribute directly or indirectly to improving and lengthening the lives of patients. Technology prowess in imaging alone is not sufficient to deliver value to individuals or to society. Continued investment in imaging technology requires critical appraisal of its use in clinical decision making and patient outcomes.
影像学是过去1000年里医学最重要的成就之一。现代影像学对医疗保健进步的贡献是毋庸置疑的。然而，我们需要优化影像学的使用，将其应用局限于那些能够直接或间接有助于改善患者生活、延长患者寿命的情况。仅凭影像学方面的技术实力并不足以给个人或社会带来价值。对影像学技术持续投资需要对其在临床决策和患者治疗结果中的应用进行批判性评估。
