Integrative diagnostics: the time is now—a report from the International Society for Strategic Studies in Radiology

Abstract

Key points Although an overall boon to clinical diagnosis, increasingly voluminous, diverse, and fragmented diagnostic data can overwhelm physicians and frustrate patients. Data are gathered and processed within “silos” of the diagnostic disciplines, including radiology and pathology. The EHR does little to intelligently organize and synthesize these disparate data to facilitate diagnosis. ID envisions a process in which data from the entire arsenal of in vivo and in vitro diagnostics, together with clinical data from the EHR, are aggregated and contextualized to enhance diagnosis and direct clinical action

Keywords

• Diagnostics
• Radiology
• Pathology
• Informatics