Empowering Patients with Essential Information

Knowing more can help you make better decisions about your care and treatment options. That’s why we offer Connected RadiologySM – a comprehensive, personalized approach to radiologic secondary reviews, designed to empower patients like you.

Why a Radiology Second Opinion?

Because patients rarely have access to the doctors who actually read their scans, MetisMD provides a fresh perspective when patients or their doctors are confused or unsure of a diagnosis. 

• Most patients never get to speak with the radiologist that read their scan.  Your doctor may not discuss or review the details of the scan beyond it being “normal” or “abnormal”.  It could be from lack of time and/or knowledge.
• We put FRESH EYES to the actual scan images, not to the original radiology report.  This fills a glaring void in the doctor-patient relationship.
• We walk patients through every aspect of their scan – on the phone and virtually by sharing our computer screen with you, so that we can point out the findings in real time.
• We are experienced at communicating in a language that you can understand.

MetisMD has a proven track record of providing second opinions that empower patients to seek the right path in today’s confusing healthcare maze.

• All of our radiologists were trained at top U.S. medical schools and practice at leading U.S. medical centers, allowing us to provide the most expert opinion.
• Several of our patients have avoided unnecessary, painful, and costly medical treatments as a result of our services.  Others have discovered for the first time the real cause of their debilitating pain or illness, allowing them to seek effective treatment.

Medical Errors are Common – Here are some statistics.  (click here to see our full statistics page)

• Tens of thousands of patients are mis-diagnosed each year according to the Institute of Medicine.
• Medical mistakes are the eight leading cause of death, higher than car accidents or breast cancer
• When considering all radiology/medical imaging interpreted exams, the error rate is as high as 33% for abnormal studies.
• Discordance rates in the range of 2% to 20% have been reported for most general radiology imaging studies, although higher rates have been found in some studies.

Objective un-biased opinions

• For certain types of cases (Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Malpractice) it is very important to have an objective second opinion.  We read cases with complete objectivity – no ulterior motives whatsoever.