Neuroimaging, Expert Witnesses, and Ethics: Convergence and Conflict in the Courtroom

Abstract

Roentgen's discovery of the x-ray in 1895 not only provided physicians with a remarkable visual tool to diagnose and treat human diseases and injuries, but it also provided the judiciary system with the ability to assess the extent and degree of injury suffered by individuals who became victims of negligent conduct by physicians, fellow citizens, industrial entities, or criminal behavior.

Keywords:

• law
• neuroimaging