Thursday, December 4, 2008
Patients are people too . . .
A really neat study was reported this week at the annual conference of the Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA). It turns out that if a radiologist sees a picture of a patient's face, their CT scan interpretations for that patient will be longer and more thorough. Awww, radiologists can be warm and fuzzy when given a chance! Check it out on AuntMinnie.com.
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How long before
1) someone studies whether the attractiveness of the patient impacts the study
and
2) people start putting up fake pictures of themselves in their medical records just like they do on dating sites?
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