Emergency Radiology: Page 27

Emergency docs and radiation dose | PACS in Laos | Conebeam CBCT scanner cleared

By Brian Casey

September 7, 2016

Emergency providers miss mark in radiation dose survey

By Kate Madden Yee

Nearly half of emergency department healthcare providers weren't able to identify which of six commonly used imaging modalities involved ionizing radiation, according to survey results published in the September edition of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

September 7, 2016

Survey finds CTA use has surged since 2001

By Erik L. Ridley

Driven by dramatic growth in chest exams and the number of studies performed in the emergency department, utilization of CT angiography (CTA) exams in the Medicare population has skyrocketed over the past 13 years, according to new research from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute.

July 25, 2016

Initiative drives PACS use in point-of-care ultrasound

By Erik L. Ridley

Want to increase the number of emergency department point-of-care ultrasound studies being archived on PACS at your institution? It may not take that much effort to get emergency room physicians on board, according to a study published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

July 25, 2016

Can an iPad be used to read CCTA studies?

By Erik L. Ridley

Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) studies may be complicated to interpret, but that doesn't mean radiologists can't use an iPad to remotely assess these exams for stenosis levels or to identify coronary anomalies, according to research published in the June issue of Emergency Radiology.

June 1, 2016

MRI should be 1st choice for suspected appendicitis

By Wayne Forrest

Given its high diagnostic accuracy without the use of contrast and its lack of ionizing radiation, MRI should be elevated to a first-line imaging test for patients younger than 50 who come to the emergency department with suspected acute appendicitis, according to a study published in the May issue of Radiology.

May 18, 2016

ACR 2016: Brain imaging use explodes in emergency rooms

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The use of advanced medical imaging for brain applications in the emergency setting in the U.S. exploded from 1994 to 2012, according to a study presented this week at the American College of Radiology annual meeting (ACR 2016) in Washington, DC.

May 16, 2016

Point-of-care ultrasound saves shock patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Evaluating patients in early shock with point-of-care ultrasound can yield nearly $20,000 in cost savings, according to research scheduled to be presented at the upcoming Chest World Congress in Shanghai.

April 11, 2016

Digital era of efficiency limiting clinical expansion of ultrasound

By Steve Holloway

Today, ultrasound systems are almost as common in the emergency room as in the radiology department. However, the unique characteristics and functionality of ultrasound that have allowed application diversification is also creating some significant challenges, most notably in integration with rapidly expanding healthcare IT networks.

March 10, 2016

CT protocols prove vital for success in severe trauma cases

By Frances Rylands-Monk

A specific set of CT protocols for trauma patients should be in place in every emergency department. That's the recommendation of Dr. Raffaella Basilico, emergency radiologist at University Hospital of Chieti in Italy.

March 4, 2016

Triple rule-out CT offers one-stop shop for chest pain

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - Because many patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain wind up receiving follow-up testing for coronary artery disease anyway, it's worth it to perform the "one-stop shop" of triple rule-out CT, Swiss researchers reported at ECR 2016.

March 2, 2016

HIMSS: Prioritizing radiology reads benefits workflow, patient care

By Wayne Forrest

LAS VEGAS - As emergency room physicians become increasingly dependent on imaging for faster diagnoses, radiology departments are under greater pressure to turn around reports and keep patients moving. A New York hospital shared its methods for improving this situation on Wednesday at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2016 meeting.

March 1, 2016

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