Medicolegal applications of PET scans.

Courts will allow doctors to testify about the results of PET scans only if doctors provide proper legal foundation for their opinions. Doctors must document that they have used proper scientific techniques in performing the scan. They must also be prepared to explain why PET scans are scientificall...

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Publicado en:NeuroRehabilitation Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 87 - 88
Autores principales: Mehr SH, Gerdes SL
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. 2001
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          Brain Concussion Radiography
          Brain Damage, Chronic Radiography
          Tomography, Emission-Computed
          Witness, Legal Legislation and Jurisprudence
          Clinical Competence Legislation and Jurisprudence
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          Jurisprudence
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