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Sheryl Jones, 60, had a history of emphysema and smoking. When she experienced shortness of breath, she went to a hospital where physician Dr. Lawrence Segal ordered a computed tomography angiography (CTA)<\/a> of the chest with contrast. <\/p>\n

The results of the CTA showed a lesion on her right upper lung. Dr. Segal diagnosed blood pressure issues and prescribed medication. Two days later, Jones returned to the hospital after her cardiologist told her that a clot was found on the CTA. Jones was told that the scans had been misinterpreted as showing a clot.<\/p>\n

About three years later, Jones was treated for metastatic lung cancer. She died the following month and was survived by her daughter.
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