Technology assessment and diagnostic imaging
article
In this paper, computerized tomography scanning and magnetic resonance imaging scanning are discussed to illustrate some aspects of health care technology assessment in the field of diagnostic imaging. Technology assessment is defined as a comprehensive form of policy research that examines short- and long-term social consequences of the application of technology. It is shown that the main problem with the field of technology assessment remains the poor quality of primary data. Technology assessment reports are usually based on syntheses of available scientific information with an input of judgment and clinical experience. Without good data the usefulness of the field willbe limited.
Topics
technology assessment, MRITechnology assessment, radiologyBiomedical Engineering - DiagnosisComputerized TomographyTechnology - Economic and Sociological EffectsComputerized Tomography ScanningDiagnostic ImagingMagnetic Resonance Imaging ScanningBiomedical Engineeringcomputer assisted tomographyconference paperhealth carenuclear magnetic resonance imagingpriority journaltechnologyEuropeHumanMagnetic Resonance ImagingPolicy MakingTechnology Assessment, BiomedicalTomography, X-Ray Computed
TNO Identifier
231851
ISSN
0720048X
Source
European Journal of Radiology, 14(2), pp. 141-146.
Pages
141-146
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