{"id":4564,"date":"2019-08-20T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=4564"},"modified":"2019-08-19T05:49:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T10:49:24","slug":"2-7-million-jury-verdict-for-the-radiology-error-of-misreading-ct-scan-leading-to-death-in-lung-cancer-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/2-7-million-jury-verdict-for-the-radiology-error-of-misreading-ct-scan-leading-to-death-in-lung-cancer-case\/","title":{"rendered":"$2.7 Million Jury Verdict for the Radiology Error of Misreading CT Scan Leading to Death in Lung Cancer Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gail Ingram went to a hospital emergency room complaining of abdominal pain. She underwent a CT scan, which was interpreted by a radiologist, Dr. Barbara Blanco, as showing possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/digestive-disorders\/digestive-diseases-pancreatitis#1\">pancreatitis<\/a>, a gallstone, and no acute bowel findings. Ingram was 61 years old at that time. <\/p>\n<p>After a four-day hospitalization, she was instructed to consult her primary care physician. Less than two years later, she returned to the emergency room still suffering from abdominal pain. The CT scan revealed a 4-cm lung mass, which led to a lung cancer diagnosis. <\/p>\n<p>Ingram, whose cancer was diagnosed at Stage IV, died just over a month later. She was survived by her husband and two adult children.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/2-7-million-jury-verdict-for-the-radiology-error-of-misreading-ct-scan-leading-to-death-in-lung-cancer-case\/#more-4564\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gail Ingram went to a hospital emergency room complaining of abdominal pain. She underwent a CT scan, which was interpreted by a radiologist, Dr. Barbara Blanco, as showing possible pancreatitis, a gallstone, and no acute bowel findings. Ingram was 61 years old at that time. 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