Depending on what test is being performed x-rays are accurate between approximately 75% and 80% accurate.
An example: Pneumonia isn't always able to be diagnosed using a chest x-ray.
M.R.I.'s are approximately 80% accurate.
An M.R.I. provides only a representative sample of the tissues in the body. It isn't exhaustive.
The diagnosis of an M.R.I. scan relies on the skills of the individual who reads it.
Doctors who are now being trained are being taught to place more weight on patient history than diagnostic testing results.
Specialists who are older tend to place more value on the results of these tests and may accuse a patient of making up the condition or that they are suffering from depression.
A specialist doesn't know you.
It is the relationship with your family doctor that you may draw on when this has happened. If a visit to a specialist has gone horribly wrong it is reasonable to ask your family doctor for a second opinion. Ask your family doctor to include a description of your person (such as that you live with integrity) in a referral to a new specialist. For this to be effective you need to have been open and honest with your family doctor consistently so he is able to make such statements.
Not all specialists in the same field will treat the same condition.
Sometimes you need to keep looking.
