Emergency Radiology: Page 26

Radiologists can play key role in identifying elder abuse

By Kate Madden Yee

Diagnostic radiologists are well-positioned to identify injury patterns suggestive of elder abuse, as many geriatric injury victims undergo x-ray imaging on presentation in the emergency department, according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

December 7, 2016

More than one-third of emergency head CTs unnecessary

By Kate Madden Yee

More than one-third of head CT scans performed on emergency department patients are unnecessary, according to a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

November 22, 2016

Are chest x-rays still useful for syncope patients?

By Brian Casey

Should emergency medicine physicians still order chest x-rays for patients presenting with syncope? A new study published in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine answers that question with a qualified yes -- provided the x-ray exams are ordered judiciously.

November 21, 2016

SPECT/CT can be valuable in abdominal emergencies

By Wayne Forrest

Monday, November 28 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSC10-04 | Room S505ABWhen faced with a gastrointestinal or genitourinary imaging emergency, adding SPECT/CT to the standard imaging options can help identify the source of the problem and lead to an appropriate intervention, according to this study.

November 9, 2016

Decision support can help reduce inappropriate ED lower-back imaging

By Erik L. Ridley

Tuesday, November 29 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSG06-01 | Room S102DClinical decision support can significantly reduce the number of inappropriate imaging studies ordered for patients in the emergency department (ED) with lower-back pain, researchers from Canada have found.

November 6, 2016

Are CT reports transferred with trauma patients unreliable?

By Eric Barnes

Sunday, November 27 | 10:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m. | SSA06-01 | Room N226Radiologists from a level I trauma center wondered if the CT reports they were getting for patients transferred to their emergency department were accurate. Their six-month investigation didn't deliver much confidence in the original reads.

November 6, 2016

Client Outlook expands eUnity to mobile at Canadian site

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image viewing software developer Client Outlook announced that a regional network for emergency image transfer in Ontario, Canada, has expanded its implementation of eUnity software to support mobile platforms.

November 1, 2016

Are CT reports transferred with trauma patients unreliable?

By Eric Barnes

Sunday, November 27 | 10:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m. | SSA06-01 | Room N226Radiologists from a level I trauma center wondered if the CT reports they were getting for patients transferred to their emergency department were accurate. Their six-month investigation didn't deliver much confidence in the original reads.

October 31, 2016

Inadequate history may not affect emergency radiology reads

By Erik L. Ridley

Sunday, November 27 | 11:35 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | SSA06-06 | Room N226In this presentation, researchers from a teleradiology services provider will share how a lack of adequate clinical history -- surprisingly -- did not lead to more interpretation errors on emergency radiology cases.

October 30, 2016

vRad executive tapped for ACR roles

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Teleradiology services firm Virtual Radiologic (vRad) said that its chief medical officer, Dr. Benjamin Strong, has been appointed as a member of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Committee on Emergency Radiology.

October 17, 2016

Head CT algorithm a step toward faster stroke care

By Eric Barnes

Using automated software to interpret head CT scans could someday slash the time emergency doctors need to start clot-busting treatments in cases of suspected ischemic stroke, according to a method proposed in a SPIE Newsroom technical article.

October 5, 2016

Blunt abdominopelvic trauma algorithm cuts CT use in ER

By Eric Barnes

Nearly one-third fewer patients presenting to the emergency department with blunt abdominopelvic trauma ended up getting a CT scan after a Boston hospital implemented a clinical algorithm to triage patients away from unnecessary CT exams, according to a new study published September 12 in Radiology.

September 15, 2016

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