Cross-Examination of Radiologists and Neuroradiologists

• Author: Dorothy Clay Sims
• Pages: 809-834

CROSS: RADIOLOGISTS,

NEURORADIOLOGISTS

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CHAPTER 16

CROSSEXAMINING RADIOLOGISTS

AND NEURORADIOLOGISTS

I. GOVERNING PRINCIPLES

§16:01 Governing Bodies & Guidelines

§16:02 What Is a Radiologist?

§16:03 Types of Radiology Specialties

§16:04 Def‌initions

§16:04.1 MRI

§16:04.2 fMRI

§16:04.3 DTI

§16:04.4 Ct Scan

§16:04.5 PET Scan

§16:04.6 Axial View

§16:04.7 Sagittal View

§16:04.8 Slice

§16:04.9 SPECT Scan

§16:05 What to Expect (and Demand) From Your Radiologist

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II. COMMON DEFENSES

§16:10 The Abnormality Does Not Exist

§16:11 If It Does Exist, It’s Artifact

§16:12 If It Does Exist and It Is Abnormal, It Pre-Existed the Accident

§16:13 If It Does Exist and Is Caused by the Accident, It Shouldn’t Cause That Many Problems

§16:14 There Is No Abnormality on This Slice

§16:15 DME Finds the Abnormality, But Says It’s Not Acute

§16:16 Doctor Plays “Hide the Ball”

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III. SAMPLE QUESTIONS

§16:20 Background Questions

§16:21 Bias

§16:22 The Job of a Radiologist

§16:23 Reading Hard Film Instead of a Digital Image

§16:24 Reading Digital Image From a CD

§16:25 If DME Claims Film Shows “Artifact,” Not a Real Abnormality

§16:26 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

§16:26.1 Was Proper Test Ordered?

CROSS: RADIOLOGISTS,

NEURORADIOLOGISTS

Exposing Deceptive Defense Doctors 16-2

§16:26.2 Brains Are Normally Asymmetrical

§16:26.3 Abnormality Due to Drug/Alcohol Abuse

§16:26.4 SPECT Scan

§16:26.5 PET Scan

§16:27 Herniated/Bulging/Degenerative Disc Issues

§16:27.1 Spinal Canal Looks Normal

§16:27.2 Disc Injury Is Not Acute and Must Have “Predated” Trauma

§16:27.3 Herniated Disc Is “Normal” Finding

§16:27.4 If Plaintiff Had Surgery on a Herniated Disc

APPENDIX

Appendix 16-A: Brain Image With Arrow

FORM

Form 16-1: Request for Production re PET Scan Interpreted by Dr. ________