Psychosocial consequences and severity of disclosed incidental findings from whole-body MRI in a general population study

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1343-1351

  Schmidt, Carsten Oliver ^a   Hegenscheid, Katrin ^a   Erdmann, Pia ^a   Kohlmann, Thomas ^a   Langanke, Martin ^a   Völzke, Henry ^a   Puls, Ralf ^b   Assel, Heinrich ^a   Biffar, Reiner ^a   Grabe, Hans Jörgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b HELIOS KLINIKUM ERFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidental findings; Informed consent; Magnetic resonance imaging; Psychosocial aspects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; WHOLE BODY MRI;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WHOLE BODY IMAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877120914     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2723-8     Document Type: Article

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