Clinical and ethical importance of incidental abnormalities found by knee MRI

Description: What is the clinical and ethical importance of incidental abnormalities found by knee MRI? Rebecca Grainger , Stephen Stuckey , Richard O'Sullivan , Susan R. Davis , Peter R. Ebeling and Anita E. Wluka Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R18 (Abstract and full text available)
Conclusions As musculoskeletal MRI are increasingly used clinically and for research purposes, the potential for detecting unsuspected abnormalities that require further investigation should be recognized. Incorporating a system to detect these, characterize unexpected findings and to facilitate appropriate medical follow up when designing studies using this technology should be considered ethical research practice.