In radiation oncology for example: Say the patient has suspected cancer in the spine and the report says there’s disease in L1 but the patient has an extra or missing vertebrae somewhere and you plan to deliver radiation for treatment
Due to habit or limited scans, treating doctor might count to verify from only one direction and think they’re treating L1 but really treating T12 or L2. Patients who need radiation quickly might be missing data or safety checks to verify correct site and end up with radiation to the wrong part of spine
Tl;dr it can create a systematic error in reporting which can have up to disastrous consequences in the future of patient’s care
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Blast off!!
Damnit! I’m an hour too late
probably just T1 there buddy
Vertebra Prominens on C7 with T1 below as expected unless I’m missing something.
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I have seen a lumbar with 6 vertebrae. It’s not out of question. What’s the AP look like?
Agreed! Uncommon but not unheard of. Very important to verify with other data sources!
Why important...
In radiation oncology for example: Say the patient has suspected cancer in the spine and the report says there’s disease in L1 but the patient has an extra or missing vertebrae somewhere and you plan to deliver radiation for treatment Due to habit or limited scans, treating doctor might count to verify from only one direction and think they’re treating L1 but really treating T12 or L2. Patients who need radiation quickly might be missing data or safety checks to verify correct site and end up with radiation to the wrong part of spine Tl;dr it can create a systematic error in reporting which can have up to disastrous consequences in the future of patient’s care
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Breakfast-lunch- dinner
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7. Just a treat to shoot one like that now and again.
8 what??
1?? One view? You're better than that, Spanish.