Why do radiologists miss dancing gorillas?

[Andy HB]

There is something odd about this scan of a patient's lung. Have you spotted it yet? ...........

It is not an everyday finding for radiologists, who are skilled at searching scans for tiny anomalies with potentially life-threatening consequences.

But in one study, more than three-quarters of specialist tumour spotters were caught out by the greatest anomaly of their career

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21466529

 

[trophywench]

I'm blowed if I can see it.

 

[KateR]

I can see it.

 

[Vicsetter]

Maybe Dancing Gorillas are not a sign of anything wrong. Now pink elephants is another matter. Hope they don't use radiologists to test our beef😱

 

[LeeLee]

It could be a GOOD thing they didn't notice... after all, they have to single-mindedly look for lung abnormalities rather than get distracted by stuff happening elsewhere. Like all the non-specialists, I only noticed it when it was pointed out. By contrast, I find it amazing that a proportion of them did.

 

[MCH]

Maybe Dancing Gorillas are not a sign of anything wrong. Now pink elephants is another matter. Hope they don't use radiologists to test our beef😱

Have you mislaid your pink elephant gun?