Vol 12, No 2 (2009)
Editorial
Submitted: 2012-01-23
Published online: 2010-03-12
How to apply the evidence-based medicine concept to nuclear medicine diagnostic studies - a review
Ramin Sadeghi, Rasoul Zakavi, Vahid Reza Dabbagh Kakhki
Nucl. Med. Rev 2009;12(2):59-64.
Vol 12, No 2 (2009)
Editorial
Submitted: 2012-01-23
Published online: 2010-03-12
Abstract
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is defined as using the best
available evidence for managing patients in daily healthcare practice.
Although this approach has been applied successfully in
many medical fields, it has not been addressed fully in the radiological
discipline in general and nuclear medicine in particular.
In this review, the concept of EBM has been introduced briefly
and four steps of EBM practice have been explained. Asking
answerable questions and finding the best evidence that constitutes
the first two parts of EBM practice are explained in brief.
The next two steps (appraising the available evidence and applying
the best evidence) are explained in more detail. Since the
bulk of nuclear medicine studies are of a diagnostic nature and
most of the daily practice of a nuclear medicine specialist is involved
in diagnosis, we have focused on the diagnosis studies.
Systematic reviews are also explained to some extent. Appraisals
of other kinds of study, such as interventional or prognosis
studies, are not included in this review.
Abstract
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is defined as using the best
available evidence for managing patients in daily healthcare practice.
Although this approach has been applied successfully in
many medical fields, it has not been addressed fully in the radiological
discipline in general and nuclear medicine in particular.
In this review, the concept of EBM has been introduced briefly
and four steps of EBM practice have been explained. Asking
answerable questions and finding the best evidence that constitutes
the first two parts of EBM practice are explained in brief.
The next two steps (appraising the available evidence and applying
the best evidence) are explained in more detail. Since the
bulk of nuclear medicine studies are of a diagnostic nature and
most of the daily practice of a nuclear medicine specialist is involved
in diagnosis, we have focused on the diagnosis studies.
Systematic reviews are also explained to some extent. Appraisals
of other kinds of study, such as interventional or prognosis
studies, are not included in this review.
Keywords
evidence based medicine; critical appraisal; nuclear medicine
Title
How to apply the evidence-based medicine concept to nuclear medicine diagnostic studies - a review
Journal
Nuclear Medicine Review
Issue
Vol 12, No 2 (2009)
Article type
Editorial
Pages
59-64
Published online
2010-03-12
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Bibliographic record
Nucl. Med. Rev 2009;12(2):59-64.
Keywords
evidence based medicine
critical appraisal
nuclear medicine
Authors
Ramin Sadeghi
Rasoul Zakavi
Vahid Reza Dabbagh Kakhki