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Legal and ethical issues of using brain imaging to diagnose pain
Pain, by definition, is a subjective experience, and as such its presence has usually been based on a self-report. However, limitations of self-reports for pain diagnostics, particularly for legal and insurance purposes, has led some to consider a brain-imaging–based objective measure of pain. This...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5741289/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29392197 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000577 |
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description | Pain, by definition, is a subjective experience, and as such its presence has usually been based on a self-report. However, limitations of self-reports for pain diagnostics, particularly for legal and insurance purposes, has led some to consider a brain-imaging–based objective measure of pain. This review will provide an overview of (1) differences between pain and nociception, (2) intersubject variability in pain perception and the associated brain structures and functional circuits, and (3) capabilities and limitations of current brain-imaging technologies. I then discuss how these factors impact objective proxies of pain. Finally, the ethical, privacy, and legal implications of a brain-imaging–based objective measure of pain are considered as potential future technological developments necessary to create a so-called “painometer test.” |
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spelling | pubmed-57412892018-02-01 Legal and ethical issues of using brain imaging to diagnose pain Davis, Karen D. Pain Rep Review Pain, by definition, is a subjective experience, and as such its presence has usually been based on a self-report. However, limitations of self-reports for pain diagnostics, particularly for legal and insurance purposes, has led some to consider a brain-imaging–based objective measure of pain. This review will provide an overview of (1) differences between pain and nociception, (2) intersubject variability in pain perception and the associated brain structures and functional circuits, and (3) capabilities and limitations of current brain-imaging technologies. I then discuss how these factors impact objective proxies of pain. Finally, the ethical, privacy, and legal implications of a brain-imaging–based objective measure of pain are considered as potential future technological developments necessary to create a so-called “painometer test.” Wolters Kluwer 2016-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC5741289/ /pubmed/29392197 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000577 Text en Copyright © 2016 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The International Association for the Study of Pain. All rights reserved. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (CCBY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Davis, Karen D. Legal and ethical issues of using brain imaging to diagnose pain |
title | Legal and ethical issues of using brain imaging to diagnose pain |
title_full | Legal and ethical issues of using brain imaging to diagnose pain |
title_fullStr | Legal and ethical issues of using brain imaging to diagnose pain |
title_full_unstemmed | Legal and ethical issues of using brain imaging to diagnose pain |
title_short | Legal and ethical issues of using brain imaging to diagnose pain |
title_sort | legal and ethical issues of using brain imaging to diagnose pain |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5741289/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29392197 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000577 |
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