Health Imaging November 24, 2024
A failure to appropriately communicate ultrasound findings ended tragically for a woman in New Zealand, and a radiology group and midwife have since come under fire by health officials.
According to reports, the woman was referred by her midwife to Pacific Radiology, which operates 47 radiology clinics throughout New Zealand, at around 41 weeks pregnant to get a fetal ultrasound exam. The scan showed low amniotic fluid and decrease in fetal weight compared to prior imaging. However, the patient was assured during her exam that her findings were “quite normal.”
Pacific Radiology informed the woman that her results would be sent to her midwife, and she was allowed to leave. Not long after that scan, she began to...
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