Douglas S Katz1, James B Gardner2, Jason C Hoffmann1, Michael N Patlas3, Puneet Bhargava4, Mariam Moshiri4, Erick M Remer5, Elaine S Gould6, Stacy Smith7. 1. 1 Department of Radiology, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY. 2. 2 Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 20 York St, New Haven, CT 06510. 3. 3 Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. 4. 4 Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA. 5. 5 Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. 6. 6 Department of Radiology, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY. 7. 7 Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Although some research and publication practices are clearly unethical, including fraud and plagiarism, other areas of research and publication, such as informed consent and conflicts of interest, fall into grayer areas. CONCLUSION: The purposes of this article are, therefore, to review a variety of relevant ethical issues in radiology-related journalism, peer review, and research; to review the radiology literature to date that has addressed these issues; and to present position statements and potential solutions to these problems.
OBJECTIVE: Although some research and publication practices are clearly unethical, including fraud and plagiarism, other areas of research and publication, such as informed consent and conflicts of interest, fall into grayer areas. CONCLUSION: The purposes of this article are, therefore, to review a variety of relevant ethical issues in radiology-related journalism, peer review, and research; to review the radiology literature to date that has addressed these issues; and to present position statements and potential solutions to these problems.