In the summer of 2013, Pamela Shavaun Scott started having "24/7 severe headaches" — so severe that she couldn't sleep. It wasn't before December that she heard for sure that it was a brain tumor.
Initially, when Scott had an MRI, radiologists seemed unconcerned when they discovered a mass over an inch in diameter. About three months later, after another MRI, doctors said that it had ballooned about half a centimeter, a sign of malignance. Scott's husband, Michael Balzer, requested her DICOM files, which are commonly used for medical imaging.
Image: Pamela Shavaun Scott with a 3D-printed rendering of her skullIMAGE: MICHAEL BALZER
