The benefit of your radiologist being clueless

The radiologist reading your MRI knows nothing about your problem.  The only clues a radiologist gets about your injury are described in the clinical history section of the MRI order from your doctor.  I just got off a call with a runner who had gotten an MRI order from his doctor. He had a long history of injury but the only description on the MRI order was "Concern for fracture." This runner had more than just a concern for a possible fracture.  But because there was such a limited description for the radiologist, the injured runner was understandably irritated and frustrated that the radiologist didn't have the full information. I will admit that I also get very upset about this when I'm looking for something obscure that the radiologist is likely to miss, unless it's on their radar. But there is an up-side to everything! Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about the benefit of your radiologist being clueless.  

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