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Calcgirl
Posts: 1,423
Registered: ‎03-10-2010

The Weirdest Thing Happened to my X-Rays and MRI

‎10-30-2021 11:25 PM

My X-Rays on my spine was in Chinese!  Therefore the back specialist refused to see me until I brought him a X-Ray and MRI in English with my name on the images .I contacted the imagng center and they took care of it but had explanation as to how this happened.

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Snowpuppy
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Registered: ‎03-09-2010

Re: The Weirdest Thing Happened to my X-Rays and MRI

‎10-30-2021 11:41 PM

Sent to a radiologist in a third world country to read?

 

 

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Mindy D
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Re: The Weirdest Thing Happened to my X-Rays and MRI

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‎10-30-2021 11:51 PM - edited ‎10-31-2021 03:27 PM

Probably someone chose the wrong language in a drop down menu at the imaging center.

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RoughDraft
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Re: The Weirdest Thing Happened to my X-Rays and MRI

‎10-30-2021 11:53 PM

Years ago, when I needed an x-ray late in the evening, it was read by a radiologist in Australia.  Not uncommon, but at least it was in English.

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Abrowneyegirl
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Registered: ‎03-15-2010

Re: The Weirdest Thing Happened to my X-Rays and MRI

‎10-31-2021 10:11 AM

My best friend is chief of radiology, about 10 years ago almost all non-emergency x-rays are contracted to be sent overseas.  

They are MUCH cheaper and offer round-the-clock readings.  This maximizes profits for the insurance and healthcare industry.  Most government vs private insurances insist on over-sea techs reading the images.  The software translates the readings into every and all languages. 

Many docs here in the USA avoid reading mammograms because the lawsuit rate is so high in this country.  

 

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