TY  - JOUR
T1  - SNapshots of low-value medical care
AU  - Umscheid CA
Y1  - 2013/02/11
N1  - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1532
JO  - JAMA Internal Medicine
SP  - 186
EP  - 187
VL  - 173
IS  - 3
N2  - 
Have you ever had a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of your brain? I have. I was lying on a plank in my underwear and a hospital gown, with a cold peripheral intravenous (IV) line in my arm and a woolen blanket draped over me. A plastic cage was closed on my face to steady my head, and headphones with thick cushions covered my ears, playing the Dave Matthews Band inaudibly. I was slid into a narrow tube where I was rattled by a deep pulsating buzz. It was suffocating. Normally I would have torn off the headgear, kicked off the blanket, and run to escape. But I couldn’t. I took the time to get this test, so I wanted to ensure it was “motion artifact” free. The test continued for 30 minutes. I had moments of calm punctuated by blips of terror. I wanted to scream. How did I get here?

SN  - 2168-6106
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1532
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1532
ER  -