[The abuse of radiological diagnostic tests as a metaphor of the post-modern, new-media and consumerism society].
Aim of this paper is to offer some cue of reflection about some sociological aspects on the emergent phenomenon of the abuse of Imaging tests, interpreting this issue in the light of general dynamics crossing the actual post-modern society, so well characterized from the consumerism and the dominion of information and communication technologies, as vectors of messages mainly transmitted in a graphic format.
Dimonte
Mariano
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Istituto di Diagnostica per Immagini, Azienda Ospedaliera Cardiologica G. Panico, Tricase, Lecce, Italia. mariano.dimonte@libero.it
D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008511:Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures