Author Archives: Stephen Futterer
“Trump Presidential Library”
Maybe for the future, in the interest in keeping building costs down, presidential libraries should only contain items actually read or viewed by that particular president. In the case of Trump, this would amount to maybe three of four books about himself and the various MAGA-zines that featured profiles of him. Plus a bunch ofContinue reading ““Trump Presidential Library””
“Truth Anti-Social”
“Mr. Hegseth, can you please show us the size of Mr. Trump’s fully erect penis?”
“The Human Specious”
Let me start by saying that in my 30+ year career in radiology I have met a few clinicians who were truly excellent in the interpretation of imaging. But these people I could count on one hand, exceptions that prove the rule, and that statement comes with several important caveats: #1: They acquired said knowledgeContinue reading ““The Human Specious””
“Picture Perfect”
“You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.” — Lord Henry Wotton in Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
“Literally….”
I think we can drop any pretense about the judicious use of imaging in medicine. It’s a lost cause. My radiology friends and I have a running exchange of the myriad absurd reasons for doing CTA’s (= CT angiography). It all distills down to the hypothetical clinical scenario of “itching out of proportion to dandruff.”Continue reading ““Literally….””
Great Exudations 