Emergency Radiology: Page 22

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

CCTA usage rate rises sharply, but still eclipsed by MPI

By Abraham Kim

The use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) to evaluate chest pain in the emergency department has grown exponentially, but clinicians are still using myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) far more frequently, according to research published online February 15 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

February 22, 2018

MedaPhor releases point-of-care ultrasound simulator

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.K. ultrasound training developer MedaPhor has released BodyWorks Eve, a female mannequin-based simulator designed to assist in the education of medical professionals practicing point-of-care ultrasound in emergency medicine and critical care.

February 20, 2018

French find no need for CT to rule out PE

By Abraham Kim

French researchers found that a set of clinical criteria was just as accurate as a protocol that included CT pulmonary angiography for ruling out pulmonary embolism (PE) in the emergency department, according to an article published in the February 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

February 12, 2018

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