Abstract
This article presents the case of Mr. C, a patient who received over 65 imaging tests without any pathology ever being found. The case is well-explained by a social science concept known as the clinical gaze, a socio-cognitive process of assigning pathological explanations to diseased bodies. This article provides some historical context for the concept and applies it to the case of Mr. C. When viewed through a social science lens, the excess imaging underwent by Mr. C transforms from something seemingly irrational to an almost inevitable outcome of the modern medical diagnostic process.
DOI
10.22237/crp/1770638580
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Recommended Citation
ANDERSON-CHAVARRIA L. Attentional blindness of the clinical gaze. Clin Res Prac. Feb 24 2026;12(1):eP3609. https://doi.org/10.22237/crp/1770638580
