What’s wrong with this list of imaging procedures? Plenty

March 4, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. What’s wrong with this list of imaging procedures? Plenty John C. Hayes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With success comes recognition and a certain degree of notoriety. Certainly radiology’s remarkable move into the center of the medical care process qualifies it for this status. Unfortunately, this level of recognition also turns radiology procedures into a much bigger target, with everyone from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to managed-care companies to self-interested nonprofits and, yes, even Consumer Reports magazine, taking potshots. In its November issue, the magazine weighed in with a list of “10 overused tests and treatments.” I’ve subscribed to Consumer Reports for years and have found it to be generally reliable in its evaluation of consumer products. But I was taken aback to find that four of the overused treatments were imaging scans. The magazine didn’t include an explanation of its methodology.

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