Predictive techniques in medical imaging: opportunities, limitations, and ethical-economic challenges

Predictive techniques in medical imaging offer transformative opportunities for early diagnosis and personalized care but raise complex ethical, legal, and economic challenges. This paper explores current advancements, regulatory implications, and risks such as overdiagnosis, alert fatigue, and info...

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Main Authors: Luca Saba, Ernesto d’Aloja
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:npj Digital Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01791-z
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spelling doaj-art-e53ae5d1267148099b1268363ea9ef432025-08-20T03:45:35ZengNature Portfolionpj Digital Medicine2398-63522025-07-01811410.1038/s41746-025-01791-zPredictive techniques in medical imaging: opportunities, limitations, and ethical-economic challengesLuca Saba0Ernesto d’Aloja1Department of Radiology, AOU of CagliariDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of CagliariPredictive techniques in medical imaging offer transformative opportunities for early diagnosis and personalized care but raise complex ethical, legal, and economic challenges. This paper explores current advancements, regulatory implications, and risks such as overdiagnosis, alert fatigue, and information overload, emphasizing the urgent need for multidisciplinary frameworks to ensure responsible implementation and sustainable integration into healthcare systems.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01791-z
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