Emergency Radiology: Page 21

CT decision tool optimizes head CT for kids with trauma
By Abraham Kim
A new clinical decision-making tool may decrease the number of unnecessary CT exams for kids presenting with blunt head trauma by approximately 34%, according to an article to be published in the July issue of Academic Emergency Medicine.
July 24, 2018
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MRI matches CT for appendicitis -- and without radiation
By Wayne Forrest
When used to diagnose and confirm cases of acute appendicitis in the emergency department, MRI can provide the same efficacy as CT without the risk of radiation exposure for patients, according to a study published in the August issue of Radiology. The findings support the use of MRI first for some patients.
July 23, 2018
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Which test is best for excluding PE during pregnancy?
By Brian Casey
Which is the superior imaging study to exclude pulmonary embolism (PE) in pregnant women: CT pulmonary angiography or lung scintigraphy ventilation/perfusion scans? A systematic review published July 18 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine put both exams through their paces.
July 23, 2018
2017 09 25 22 48 3199 Atherosclerosis Clot 400
Clinical factors could reduce need to assess seizures on CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Identifying key clinical factors in seizure cases may reduce the need for individuals with a known seizure disorder to undergo an emergency CT exam, according to an article published online July 18 in Epilepsia.
July 19, 2018
Variation in emergency CT use may be lower than it seems
By Abraham Kim
The use of CT in the emergency setting might not vary quite as much as initially reported, according to an article published online July 5 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Researchers found that taking into account hundreds of factors revealed much lower variability.
July 5, 2018
2016 09 07 14 29 02 75 Emergency Entrance 400
Patients don't care if doctors have tattoos, piercings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients don't care if emergency physicians have tattoos or piercings, according to a study published online July 2 in the Emergency Medicine Journal.
July 2, 2018
Stress echo beats CCTA for evaluating chest pain
By Kate Madden Yee
Stress echocardiography is a safe method of evaluating chest pain in patients who present to the emergency department, resulting in lower rates of hospitalization and shorter hospital stays when compared with coronary CT angiography (CCTA), according to a study published online June 13 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
June 13, 2018
2016 11 14 17 27 56 556 Chest Heart Pain 400
SIIM: CDS guides appropriate pediatric head CT orders
By Erik L. Ridley
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - A clinical decision-support (CDS) algorithm can help reduce the percentage of inappropriate pediatric head CT studies being ordered in the emergency department, according to a study presented on Friday at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting.
June 1, 2018
2016 09 27 14 38 54 774 Diverse Children 400
MRA tops CTA for pulmonary embolism evaluation
By Abraham Kim
MR angiography (MRA) may have an edge over CT angiography (CTA) for diagnosing pulmonary embolism due to its reduced risk of radiation and adverse events, according to a pair of articles by Wisconsin researchers published online in Emergency Radiology and the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 15, 2018
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Northwestern Medicine hastens stroke care with mobile CT unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The ambulatory CT unit of Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital has reduced the amount of time it takes to deliver clot-busting treatment to stroke patients by an average of 30 minutes, according to the health system.
May 3, 2018
2017 05 18 14 19 41 644 Stopwatch Hand 400
BrainScope touts brain scanner white-paper results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical neurotechnology firm BrainScope is highlighting a white paper that suggests its BrainScope One electroencephalography-based technology has the potential to reduce unnecessary head CT scans by one-third in a hospital emergency department setting.
April 29, 2018
Imaging aided patient care in 2015 Amtrak derailment
By Kate Madden Yee
In 2015, an Amtrak train departing Philadelphia derailed, killing eight people and injuring 200. Local hospitals treated the injured, and imaging was a crucial part of patient care, according to a review published in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 27, 2018
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