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Radiologists who see their patient's photograph are more meticulous in making their diagnoses. Thus, including a photo of the patient with a CT scan improves the quality of radiology interpretations. When a photo was not included, the radiologists were 80% less likely when looking for one problem, such as kidney stones, to find another, such as an unanticipated cancer.
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Helium
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:41 pm
One more reason to carry pocket sized photos with you. Maybe with a note (”give photo to radiologist”) just in cse you end up unconscious in an emergency room.
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Good point, Ken. And although the study doesn’t get into this, I would think a little air brushing couldn’t hurt.