High Rates Of Anomalies Discovered By Accident In Research Participants

According to a recent study, 40% of individuals participating in medical imaging researches discover by accident that they have anomalies in their internal organs. The study added that 6% of these individuals get to undergo medical intervention in order to treat such anomalies.A team of physicians, radiologists and bioethicists at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, evaluated the benefits and burdens of radiologists' findings during research examinations that were carried out during three months in 2004. The team studied medical records of individuals during a three-year time as a follow up.