Emergency Radiology: Page 22

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

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

Study questions use of whole-body CT for kids with trauma

By Abraham Kim

Does examining whole-body CT scans of children who present to the emergency department with blunt trauma improve their survival more than evaluating select CT scans of the patients' injured areas? Not in the least, found a study published online April 9 in JAMA Pediatrics.

April 9, 2018

Philips issues security advisory for PACS software

By Erik L. Ridley

Philips Healthcare and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team have issued security advisories regarding potential vulnerabilities in the vendor's iSite and IntelliSpace PACS software.

April 8, 2018

POCUS helps handle out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

By Kate Madden Yee

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) shows promise as a tool for emergency responders to help predict survival and guide interventions for cardiac arrests experienced outside of the hospital, according to research presented at the recent American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine meeting in New York City.

April 1, 2018

AIUM: VA lags behind in use of point-of-care ultrasound

By Erik L. Ridley

NEW YORK CITY - Few emergency departments at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals are using point-of-care ultrasound for most of the modality's recommended applications, according to research presented on Monday at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.

March 28, 2018

Is CT alone enough to clear cervical spine trauma?

By Abraham Kim

If a CT scan of a patient with obtunded blunt trauma is normal, is a follow-up MRI scan still needed to ensure the person doesn't have cervical spine trauma? Probably not, according to new research published in JAMA Surgery.

March 22, 2018

Failure to diagnose abdominal bleeds often means bad outcome

By Frances Rylands-Monk

In vascular abdominal emergencies, patient status can degenerate quickly, so time is of the essence. CT is pivotal for fast and appropriate triage of patients and selection of the best treatment strategy. But what if the really important signs and symptoms are small and hidden? New technologies are helping to provide the answers.

March 3, 2018

Web tools help determine radiation risk from CT in pregnancy

By Frances Rylands-Monk

As demand for imaging and the use of CT in the emergency department grow, the probability of both planned exposures in pregnancy and inadvertent exposures also is increasing. Is it likely that both scenarios will be encountered by most imaging departments several times a year, so radiologists must be prepared for this, delegates will hear at today's Special Focus Session on CT in pregnant patients.

February 28, 2018

Misdiagnosis after CT scan spurs $1.5M malpractice verdict

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The jury for a malpractice suit delivered a $1.5 million fine to a Virginia radiology firm for misinterpreting the CT scan of a patient who initially presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain, according to an article by the Roanoke Times.

February 27, 2018

FAST exam is effective for assessing abdominal bleeding

By Kate Madden Yee

Focused abdominal sonography in trauma (FAST) exams are a reliable way to evaluate whether pelvic fracture patients presenting to the emergency department have abdominal bleeding and need laparotomy or further surgery, according to a study published online February 14 in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.

February 25, 2018

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