In the field of medicine, it is normal for different doctors to have different diagnoses for difficult and complicated diseases.
However, the final diagnosis must be based on evidence. It cannot be based on what a doctor thinks. The doctor's experience is important, but evidence is more important.
Elites like Banana Doctor Ji Junhao trust their own judgment more. Professor Philip, Vice President of the Welsh Hospital, and Dr. Huang Jinheng, Director of the Infectious Diseases Department, also stand on the same position.
Professor Anthony and Professor Theodore preferred Lin Sanqi because they had seen the world's most advanced medical equipment in the Capital Infectious Disease Hospital, which was far superior to all hospitals at that time.
So they thought that Lin Sanqi must have been sure of himself since he dared to make a conclusion based on an X-ray as soon as he arrived at the conference room.
As for the experts from various countries watching in the conference room, they remained silent. They were arbitrators and would not easily take sides.
Ji Junhao chuckled at this time and attacked decisively:
"Doctor Lin, legally speaking, the one making the claim must provide the evidence. Now you say this is a malignant tumor, lung cancer, and you can even see the dendritic pattern in the images. So, what tests do you use to verify your diagnosis?"
Lin Sanqi thought, wouldn't it be easy to verify this? Why did he need to teach it himself? Was medical care in Hong Kong so backward in the 1960s?
"It's easy to verify. We just need to do a thoracocentesis and run a pathology test. Do I need to tell you that?"
Dr. Huang Jinheng coughed lightly and explained:
"Whether it's tuberculosis or lung cancer, biopsy always carries certain risks. This patient is different. He's a high-ranking official from Victoria, and his wife explicitly stated that she doesn't want invasive tests."
Lin Sanqi thought to himself that these foreigners really wanted privileges in everything, and even had to set three rules for treating illnesses?
Is it possible to bargain for medical treatment?
Jia Xuezhen, who was sitting there, stood up and reminded:
"Director Lin, you had a CT scan done when you were at our own hospital. At that time, you said that chest X-rays couldn't show it clearly, but CT scans would be clearer. Why don't you show it to them now?"
Lin Sanqi's eyes lit up: "Yes, take a CT scan."
CT?
The other doctors at the scene were all confused.
The world's first CT scan was invented in the United States in 1967 and was not used in clinical practice until 1972, so no doctor had seen a CT scan in 1962.
Professor Anthony also clapped his hands excitedly at this time:
"That's right, Lin. Bring out your signature equipment and show everyone the power of CT. I'm sure this will convince everyone."
There are two bedside CT machines in Lin Sanqi's corridor, which are the latest models and can produce four-dimensional stereoscopic images.
"Okay, since everyone is saying that, I'll show you the technological strength of Chinese medical equipment. You guys talk to the patient while I prepare the CT machine."
Everyone at the scene had question marks in their minds.
Dr. Huang Jinheng quietly asked Professor Theodore beside him:
"Theodore, what the hell is this CT scan? Why have I never heard of it? Is it useful for diagnosis?"
Professor Theodore shrugged:
"I saw this machine in Peking. Lin told me it's a medical imaging technique called computed tomography. It uses X-ray beams to perform layer-by-layer scans of the human body and uses computer processing to generate detailed images of the body's internal structures."
Doctor Huang Jinheng pondered, "That should still be a type of X-ray machine, right?"
Professor Theodore shook his head repeatedly:
"No, no, no, the images are completely different. Unfortunately, I haven't studied enough and can't read the film completely."
In the ward.
Doctors of all sizes gathered around the patient, watching Lin Sanqi push a strange, O-shaped machine over and let the patient lie on it.
The patient's wife was a little worried: "Doctor, this examination will not harm my husband, right?"
Lin Sanqi plugged in the power cord and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, ma'am. This is a non-invasive test, similar to an X-ray machine. With just one CT scan, we can clearly see the patient's lung lesions. Okay, ladies and gentlemen, the machine is about to start. Let's go wait in the corridor for a while."
Ji Junhao remained unmoved:
"Lin, I'm skeptical of the medical equipment produced in your mainland. To be responsible for my patients, I need to supervise the entire process in the room to prevent any accidents."
The foreign patients and their families looked at Ji Junhao with admiration, thinking that he was such a loyal and good dog.
Lin Sanqi said indifferently:
"OK, no problem. You can stand aside and observe carefully. Yes, get closer to this machine. Okay, from this position, you can hear the sound of the machine when it is operating. If the patient has an accident, you can be the first to discover it."
Under Lin Sanqi's command, Ji Junhao almost pressed his entire body against the CT machine beside the bed.
Moreover, Lin Sanqi did not remind him that as a doctor he should wear lead clothing to protect the important parts of the human body to prevent the tadpoles from being unable to swim in the future.
Decades later, doctors always tell patients that the amount of radiation from CT scans is very small.
The radiation dose of a routine CT scan is about 2-15mSv, which is lower than the safety threshold.
The invention of low-dose spiral CT can reduce the radiation dose to 0.6-1.5mSv, which is almost equivalent to the amount of natural radiation we receive in a day when we are on vacation at the beach.
However, a study published in the authoritative medical journal Nature Medicine also proves that:
For each additional CT scan, the risk of cancer increases by 43%.
So if Ji Junhao wanted to be baptized by radiation, Lin Sanqi had no reason to refuse him. As long as this Banana Doctor agreed, Lin Sanqi could even do CT scans for him every day for free and would not charge a penny.
The CT machine started up and made a buzzing sound. Ji Junhao didn't see Theodore's conversation and didn't know that this machine had radiation like an X-ray machine, so he curiously put his ear to the CT machine to listen to the strange noises coming out of it.
Lin Sanqi observed a moment of silence for this brave warrior through the glass on the ward door.
The CT machine takes pictures very quickly and the images are uploaded to the laptop immediately.
In fact, Lin Sanqi could have taken out his computer and read the film on the spot, but he lacked confidence.
His ability is at the level of an intern at a top medical school. He has solid theoretical knowledge but insufficient clinical experience. It will be troublesome if he makes a fool of himself.
What should I do at this time?
Don't forget who his master's supervisor is. He is the dean of Southern Hospital and a super boss in the medical circle. If he doesn't use such resources, his trip through time would be in vain.
Having decided to seek advice from another time and space, Lin Sanqi took advantage of the excuse that the CT scan needed technical processing and said to his colleagues at the scene with a smile:
"It's almost lunchtime. Let's go eat first. We'll meet in the conference room at 2 p.m., and I'll show you the CT evidence then."
Ji Xiangjiao chuckled, "Why is it so troublesome to get the CT scan results? We even have to trouble Dean Lin to spend the whole afternoon thinking of a pretext?"
Lin Sanqi also looked at Ji Junhao with a smile, as if he was looking at a dead person.
A Hong Kong villain who gets slapped in the face again and again is intolerable no matter how good-tempered a person is. This kind of villain in the novel must be eliminated.
Because he represents not only himself, but the attitude of all his colleagues in the Welsh Hospital, which is to look down on compatriots from the mainland.
Professor Anthony was one of the leaders of this project. When he saw that the atmosphere was getting weird again, he quickly asked everyone to go to the cafeteria.
"Come on, come on. We've prepared a rich buffet. Let's eat and chat. This is an interesting case. Whether it's tuberculosis or lung cancer, it can provide clinical inspiration for everyone."
Professor Theodore quietly pulled Lin Sanqi aside and asked:
"Lin, are you sure? We can't fail in this clinical validation project. If we miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to gather so many experts from various countries next time."
The story of the boy who cried wolf can only happen once.
This time, the clinical verification of tuberculosis treatment was jointly hosted by the China Infectious Disease Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Because it was the first project in the world to be announced as being able to cure tuberculosis, it attracted medical experts from various countries and two major international medical organizations.
If this clinical validation fails, or if any irregularities occur during the process that lead to data distortion, then the Lin Sanqi and Anthony teams will not have a second chance. (End of this chapter)
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