[He steps off a moment to yell down the hall for the machinery.]
Ultrasound first then x-ray. I want to be sure the tissue could take a full removal.
[Even though it is fascinatingly horrible, House doesn't tell him that if they performed a CAT scan it would forcibly remove the shrapnel from his body. That's just too mean.]
It appears fixable. [Surprisingly optimistic observation from House. It almost makes him feel bitter. So far no one from an advanced future can undo tissue death in his own leg wound.]
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Ultrasound first then x-ray. I want to be sure the tissue could take a full removal.
[Even though it is fascinatingly horrible, House doesn't tell him that if they performed a CAT scan it would forcibly remove the shrapnel from his body. That's just too mean.]
It appears fixable. [Surprisingly optimistic observation from House. It almost makes him feel bitter. So far no one from an advanced future can undo tissue death in his own leg wound.]