Are we too reliant on medical imaging?

Br J Hosp Med (Lond)

Department of Clinical Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.

Published: December 2022

Imaging technology has revolutionised modern medicine. It is difficult to imagine a time when we practiced without it, but have we become too reliant, and should we be aiming for more judicious use of imaging services?

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