jack k

Amusingly, I work with an er physician who has been trying to convince me to bring the frame in for a ct. I have a lot of pull here but something tells me I wouldn't get away with that.

CliffordK

Perhaps.

It may not cost that much if you do it during off-hours, clean up after yourself, and don't send the scans to a radiologist to be read (although perhaps the radiologist would also consider it an interesting change of pace).

A bike should be less infectious than a patient with MRSA.

Then again, some administrator may get upset about nothing.

I'd be curious about a MRI (assuming no steel on the frame). But, I think the MRIs scan water, and may not tell you anything.

jack k

If it were up to her, I would only ride under controlled conditions. She's actually kind of upset with me because I have not expressed any anger toward the culprit - for me it's been a "**** happens" kind of thing.

jack k

ct is on call after hours - I don't think the techs would take kindly to responding to call for a bike frame. Either that or someone would say something and the radiology manager's ear would pick up on it. My reach extends far in certain service lines, unfortunately radiology is not one of them.

The use of carbon fiber in mri scans is currently novel with a few studies reproducing fairly severe rf shielding, so I'm not sure we would produce a worthwhile image.

Nonetheless it makes for good banter amongst my compatriots during the wee hours of the morning.

CliffordK

Yet, if they come in for an after-hour scan, they might be able to squeeze in a second scan before retiring for the night.

For a small facility, an on-call radiologist probably gets the scans e-mailed to him or her.

I'm not sure of the sequence of events, but is there a period between when the techs do the scan and the radiologist reads it that they have to hang around in case additional info is needed?

Anyway, are any of the techs avid cyclists? The radiologist? Perhaps you could get on their good graces somehow.

jack k

No cyclists in radiology of whom I know. We are a small facility, but we have a unique partnership with a flagship state teaching hospital across the street, so most our reads come from their in house staff, although the consult is based on the consulting physician's confidence in opinion and thus not always warranted.

Waiting until the techs are already called in to scan the bike is definitely an idea, but again I'd be relying on everyone in the department at the time to not say anything which is unlikely to happen. News of my wreck has already found its way to the director's office so it wouldn't take complex mental gymnastics to put two and two together.

KD5NRH

Good.

Of course we'll expect all the details after the final gavel, but until then, get well and hope they catch the driver.

Fargo Wolf

Does it matter? He got hit by someone in a vehicle. It doesn't matter if it's a Smart Car, or Ford Excursion. A vehicle is a vehicle.

natnatroswell22

Hoping for your speed recovery. Be very careful on your future rides, buddy

prathmann

Sure, but if the vehicle model isn't too common and one is seen in the right vicinity with appropriate scratches along the side then it might be something that the local authorities would want to investigate.

Oneder

I was hit and run twice as a teenager, now I ride on the sidewalk. Anyone who doesn't like it, tough.

bcpriess

I may live nearby, and I'd like to know if I should be on the lookout.

laurenholloway

Wishing for your speed recovery. Anyway have you put dash cam on your bike? In that way you can report him to the police.