{"id":1388,"date":"2014-03-03T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=1388"},"modified":"2019-10-17T06:10:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:10:19","slug":"illinois-jury-finds-radiologist-missed-brain-mass-ct-scan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-jury-finds-radiologist-missed-brain-mass-ct-scan\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Jury Finds for Radiologist in Missed Brain Mass in CT Scan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 10]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In September 2007, 55-year-old Barbara Ann Drebek-Doyle underwent a CT scan of the sinuses due to her recurrent sinusitis condition.<span>\u00a0<\/span>The test was performed at Advocate Condell Gurnee Outpatient Radiology Center.<span>\u00a0<\/span>The scan was interpreted by the defendant Dr. David E. Foosaner, a radiologist.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>In a lawsuit that was filed by Ms. Drebek-Doyle, she contended that Dr. Foosaner chose not to detect and report a brain mass or tumor that was seen on the CT scan.<span>\u00a0<\/span>As a result, the tumor remained undiscovered and untreated for 3.5 years.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In March 2011, an MRI of the brain showed the brain mass at the top center of Ms. Drebek-Doyle\u2019s head.<span>\u00a0<\/span>Surgery was done to remove the benign mass, a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meningioma\">meningioma <\/a>that was in the membrane lining of the brain.<span> Meningioma occur most frequently with women; they cause various types of symptoms.\u00a0 Some symptoms include chronic headache, nausea, vomiting and balance issues. 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