The trial court properly precluded plaintiff's treating physician from referring to hearsay MRI reports in testifying about plaintiff's back and neck injuries. A treating physician's opinion at trial cannot be based on an out-of-court interpretation of MRI films prepared by another health care professional who is not subject to cross-examination where, as here, the MRI films are not in evidence and there is no proof that the interpretation is reliable (see Wagman v Bradshaw...
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