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- LANDMARK PUBLISHED DECISION: BRAIN SPECT
This is truly remarkable news to see the recent publication made by the Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine (please see below for article and published guidelines). As noted, these technical guidelines are the first published by any expert society globally in a decade. I am very proud to work … Read more »
- SPECT Scans – Game Changer for Mild to Moderate Brain Injuries
The Law Times has published an article dated May 13, 2021 By Mallory Hendry – entitled Mapping “invisible injury” of the brain. The sponsored article is by David McDonald, a personal injury lawyer at Thomson Rogers LLP and is enumerated here: David MacDonald, a personal injury lawyer at Thomson Rog … Read more »
- Central Sensitivity Syndromes – Learn More about CSS
What are central sensitivity syndromes (“CSS”)? CSS are illnesses that are debilitating and very difficult to diagnose for the sole fact that there are no tests that may be administered to conclude a definitive diagnosis. Examples of central sensitivity syndromes are myalgic encephalomyelitis, chron … Read more »
- Use of SPECT at Trial / mTBI Cases
Article by Priscilla Cicek – SPECT scans at trial Published by The Lawyer’s Daily, part of Lexis Nexis Canada Inc. Personal Injury How do you approach case dealing with mild traumatic brain injury? (December 15, 2020, 2:21 PM EST) — In our previous article “Considerations for Concussion/Mild Traumat … Read more »
- Private MRI vs. Public MRI – Reimbursement
We have previously written an article on the topic of whether a private MRI should be funded by an insurer. The article referenced Ieraci v. Gallo, 2016 BCSC 1611 and raises the issue of whether a privately funded MRI ought to be paid as a special damage by the Defendant when a publicly-funded MRI i … Read more »