title: Regional variations in US cancer imaging data: a warning for imaging overuse.
abstract: Danil V Makarov speaks to Gemma Westcott, Commissioning Editor: Danil V Makarov is an Assistant Professor and Director of Surgical Research in the Department of Urology at NYU Langone Medical Center (NY, USA). In addition, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health. His clinical areas of expertise include prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, kidney cancer, urinary tract infections, genitourinary neoplasm, elevated prostate-specific antigen and testicular cancer. In addition, his research interests are in the areas of prostate cancer, health policy and quality of care. An alumnus of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (MD, USA), he completed his residency in urology at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a research fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine (CT, USA).
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor & Director of Surgical Research, Departments of Urology & Population Health, Member of the Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Medical Center, Staff Surgeon, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Danil V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Makarov
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Westcott
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003657:Decision Making; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000069342:Medical Overuse; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012106:Research; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: breast cancer; cancer; diagnostics; healthcare; healthcare systems/services; information management/tracking systems; insurance; medicine/health; prostate cancer; public health