Commentary

Abstract

Academic Radiology’s July Issue is entirely dedicated to the issue of Over Diagnosis . Over diagnosis is not a wrong diagnosis . It is a correct finding that is over emphasised. It is not often recognised that this may lead to over treatment that increases the morbidity as well as the financial burden on the patients . Radiologists need to make  sure that their conclusions in radiological reports are relevant to the clinical condition. Just because a condition or a lesion may be treated or investigated does not necessarily mean that it is relevant to the patient’s clinical problem or outcome . Chasing irrelevant details may actually harm the patients .