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Addressing Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging Studies: Never Easy, Rarely Rescue.

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Researchers should not use the "duty of easy rescue" to address incidental findings in neuroimaging studies. This ethical principle is ill-suited due to burdens on researchers and risks to participants.

Keywords:

ancillary care obligations brain scans duty to disclose human subjects research informed consent medical imaging research

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Neuroimaging Research Ethics
Incidental Findings in Medical Research

Background:

Population-wide neuroimaging studies frequently detect unexpected brain lesions in healthy participants.
Ethical guidelines for managing these incidental findings are debated among researchers.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically evaluate the applicability of the

Main Methods:

Analysis of the ethical principles underlying the "duty of easy rescue."
Comparison of the duty of easy rescue criteria with the realities of managing incidental findings in neuroimaging.

Main Results:

The duty of easy rescue is often burdensome for researchers.
Disclosure of incidental findings carries risks of false positives and may not benefit participants.
The duty of easy rescue is not appropriate for incidental findings in large-scale neuroimaging.

Conclusions:

The duty of easy rescue is an inadequate framework for addressing incidental findings in population-wide neuroimaging research.
Alternative ethical approaches are needed to manage incidental findings while protecting research participants and researchers.