Abstract
Ethical Concerns About Reidentification of Individuals from MRI Neuroimages
Highlights
In the US, more than three million people have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans daily.[1]
The government must provide incentives to both scientists and patients to contribute to the medical field
The risks of reidentification need to be clearly outlined in the informed consent process, and subjects should be financially rewarded for their images
Summary
Privacy is a fundamental human right and especially important when sensitive medical information is shared. Deidentification can expose a research subject to unfortunate events, including but not limited to increasing cost of insurance, discrimination, and humiliation. 7 “This identification would result in an infringement of privacy that could include diagnoses, cognitive scores, genetic data, biomarkers, results of other imaging, and participation in studies or trials.”[8]. In the same study that found the 83 percent successful reidentification, AI wrongly identified 15 percent of the patients.[9] Misidentification may lead researchers to overlook relevant information. Suppose a certain type of tumor develops predominantly in men, and patient X is a man and has the tumor and is not aware of it. Internal bias in AI may harm the patients even further
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