Legal Opinion
Allrid v. Emory University
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 17, 1982No. 38012PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
In February, 1956, following a series of convulsions, James Allrid was admitted to Emory University Hospital (Emory) for the purpose of undergoing a cerebral angiogram. This diagnostic test is performed by injecting an x-ray contrast medium into the carotid artery in the neck. A series of x-rays is taken as the contrast medium passes through the brain’s arterio-venous system in order to diagnose obstructions or other abnormalities. Both a right-side and a left-side carotid study were performed on Allrid. It is undisputed that Diodrast, a non-radioactive contrast medium was…
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