UP MRI Centres Under Scanner After Misreporting of Non Existent Ovaries

Muzaffarnagar: MRI centres in Muzaffarnagar are now under police radar after a woman lodged a complaint about a misleading medical report by a renowned Pathology and Imaging Centre.

According to the woman, even though she had gotten her ovaries removed earlier but a recent MRI report stated them to be "fine" and without any "swelling", after she visited the pathology for an MRI.  

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Chief Medical Officer of Muzaffarnagar said: "We are going to launch a checking drive to verify the unauthorised MRI centres across the district. It is a serious issue as the MRI centre has issued the wrong report. A probe has been ordered into the matter."

Shocked by the report, the woman and her husband approached the police claiming that a city-based renowned lab is doing fraud with patients.

"I had got my ovaries removed a few years back. Then, how come they are fine and shown in the MRI report? This is fraud," the victim said. She also alleged that when she objected to the report, the path lab staffers misbehaved with her.

The Civil Lines police have now started an investigation into the matter. Circle Officer city, Kuldeep Singh told reporters that "We have received a complaint and a probe is on. Action will be taken accordingly."

According to Gulzar Mirza, the victim's husband and a journalist with a Hindi daily newspaper in Muzaffarnagar: "When I complained about the report, the staff offered to conduct an MRI again, but I refused. When I tried to shoot the heated argument of the staff on my mobile phone, they snatched my phone and pushed and dragged me. They also misbehaved with my wife."

As per a media report in the India TV news, Chief Medical Officer of Muzaffarnagar spoke about the complaint and the incident, stating, "We are going to launch a checking drive to verify the unauthorised MRI centres across the district. It is a serious issue as the MRI centre has issued a wrong report. A probe has been ordered into the matter."

After the complaint of the victim's husband, the imaging centre was raided by the District Health Department, MRI machine has been seized after the centre was not able to produce the proper documents for using the same.

Additional CMO Muzaffarnagar Parshant Kumar said, "The investigation revealed that the centre is not authorized to conduct an MRI. Therefore, the MRI machine has been seized and further action is being taken." As per a recent media report.

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