Emergency Radiology: Page 28

Triple rule-out CT shows value over CCTA
By Eric Barnes
It's worth the extra trouble to perform a triple rule-out CT scan in chest pain patients being evaluated in the emergency department for multiple potential diagnoses, according to a 10-year study from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
February 21, 2016
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Societies issue imaging guidelines for chest pain
By Eric Barnes
New guidelines for the appropriate use of diagnostic imaging for chest pain have been released by the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Radiology, and several other societies, according to a report published online January 22 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
January 21, 2016
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Study finds CT use has doubled for minor injuries
By Eric Barnes
The use of CT for minor injuries has doubled in the past decade, according to a study of more than 8.5 million California patients in the Journal of Surgical Research. The increase may indicate that it's time to redouble efforts to ensure that radiation is used appropriately.
January 19, 2016
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Mobile stroke units, spectral CT take spots on ECRI watch list
By Brian Casey
New up-and-coming healthcare offerings that make use of CT -- mobile stroke units and spectral CT -- occupied two spots on a list of new healthcare trends to watch in 2016, published by healthcare consultancy ECRI Institute.
January 4, 2016
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ED imaging rates stay high; false positives and cancer; CAC and CT screening
By Brian Casey
December 7, 2015
Overall imaging use has slowed -- but ED rates still high
By Kate Madden Yee
Despite an overall slowdown in the rate of noninvasive diagnostic imaging in other settings, imaging use rates have continued to increase in the emergency department (ED), according to a study presented at the RSNA 2015 meeting by researchers from Thomas Jefferson University.
December 7, 2015
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I3 adds ED discrepancy reporting module to PACS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Intuitive Imaging Informatics (I3) has added a module to its ImageQube PACS software to handle discrepancies in image interpretations between emergency department (ED) physicians and radiologists.
November 23, 2015
Analysis speeds up CT scans for walk-in stroke patients
By Erik L. Ridley
Monday, November 30 | 12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | QS109-ED-MOB1 | Lakeside Learning Center, Station 1Another Stanford University group will detail its success in decreasing the delay from when walk-in patients receive a stroke code in the emergency department until they are scanned with CT.
November 8, 2015
Noncontrast head CT takes on small hyperdensities
By Eric Barnes
Wednesday, December 2 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSM07-06 | Room S403BIn the emergency room, noncontrast head CT scans often reveal hyperdensities that could represent small parenchymal hemorrhages or calcifications. Much of the time, but not always, the two can be differentiated by morphology and location. But is the standard practice of waiting six hours to repeat the head CT scan to assess stability the best way to solve the remaining mysteries?
November 2, 2015
Negative CCTA scan means ED patients can be discharged
By Brian Casey
Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) can be safely discharged if their coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans are negative, without fear of major cardiac events occurring up to a year later.
October 26, 2015
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Siemens launches P500 Frosk scanner in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare is introducing its handheld Acuson P500 ultrasound scanner, Frosk edition, at this year's American College of Emergency Physicians meeting being held October 26-29 in Boston.
October 25, 2015
Study finds emergency CT use leads to diagnosis changes
By Brian Casey
A new study in Radiology is offering a riposte to those who question whether CT is being overused to evaluate patients in the emergency department. The review of more than 1,200 patient cases found that the use of CT often led to changes in patient management.
October 8, 2015
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