Study Investigates The Credibility Of Radiologists As Paid Witnesses In Legal Cases

A study aims to investigate the credibility of testimony by radiologists who testify at a legal case was published in the August edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR). The study revealed that paid radiology expert witnesses testimonies do not match with the interpretations of radiologists blind to the court case. Semelka, Ryan, Yonkers, and Braga conducted this study, entitled “Objective Determination of Standard of Care: Use of Blind Readings by External Radiologists”, to determine whether the paid expert witness’ findings of a radiologist in one case commensurate with the findings of radiologists blinded to the clinical outcomes and litigation issues.