PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - C.C. Meltzer AU - G. Sze AU - K.S. Rommelfanger AU - K. Kinlaw AU - J.D. Banja AU - P.R. Wolpe TI - Guidelines for the Ethical Use of Neuroimages in Medical Testimony: Report of a Multidisciplinary Consensus Conference AID - 10.3174/ajnr.A3711 DP - 2014 Apr 01 TA - American Journal of Neuroradiology PG - 632--637 VI - 35 IP - 4 4099 - http://www.ajnr.org/content/35/4/632.short 4100 - http://www.ajnr.org/content/35/4/632.full SO - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2014 Apr 01; 35 AB - SUMMARY: With rapid advances in neuroimaging technology, there is growing concern over potential misuse of neuroradiologic imaging data in legal matters. On December 7 and 8, 2012, a multidisciplinary consensus conference, Use and Abuse of Neuroimaging in the Courtroom, was held at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Through this interactive forum, a highly select group of experts—including neuroradiologists, neurologists, forensic psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, neuroscientists, legal scholars, imaging statisticians, judges, practicing attorneys, and neuroethicists—discussed the complex issues involved in the use of neuroimaging data entered into legal evidence and for associated expert testimony. The specific contexts of criminal cases, child abuse, and head trauma were especially considered. The purpose of the conference was to inform the development of guidelines on expert testimony for the American Society of Neuroradiology and to provide principles for courts on the ethical use of neuroimaging data as evidence. This report summarizes the conference and resulting recommendations. AMAAmerican Medical AssociationASNRAmerican Society of Neuroradiology