A routine prenatal scan turned into a legal lesson in diagnostic vigilance after a missed fetal finding led to compensation for a patient in Hyderabad. The Rangareddy District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed a diagnostic center in the city to pay a total of Rs 2.2 lakh following what it determined to be a negligent ultrasound report. The order includes a refund of Rs 1,700 for the scan, Rs 2 lakh in compensation for medical negligence, and Rs 20,000 toward legal expenses. The case began on March 15, 2024, when a pregnant woman visited her gynecologist for a regular antenatal appointment.
During the examination, the physician suspected a possible cyst in the fetal neck and recommended a Nuchal Translucency scan for further evaluation. The patient underwent the NT scan the following day at a diagnostic facility in Dilsukhnagar. The report documented an NT measurement…
