Emergency Radiology: Page 43

Education for ER staff could reduce repeat CT scans of kids
By Cynthia E. Keen
Well-prepared emergency personnel who have protocols for transferring and accepting DICOM CDs containing emergency CT scans of injured children can substantially reduce the number of repeat exams required, according to a study in the October issue of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.
October 17, 2010
Philips teams with DHS Systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare and DHS Systems are partnering to offer mobile emergency facilities to help communities provide healthcare services in the event of a natural disaster or catastrophic event.
October 11, 2010
Head CT frequency, costs drop for kids after rule change
By Eric Barnes
For children with traumatic brain injuries potentially serious enough to warrant a head CT scan, a small change in the clinical guidelines used to perform follow-up head CT led to a significant drop in rescan rates and costs -- all without any apparent increase in the risk of serious injury.
October 5, 2010
CT drives big jump in imaging use in emergency rooms
By Eric Barnes
The use of advanced imaging to scan patients admitted to emergency departments grew dramatically between 1998 and 2007, driven by growth in CT. The rise occurred despite little change in the severity or number of injuries in emergency patients, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
October 4, 2010
Do kids a favor: Publicize ankle radiograph decision rules
By Cynthia E. Keen
How much does it matter if a child with an ankle injury has an x-ray exam that may not be diagnostically beneficial? It matters a lot to a Toronto emergency physician, who is working to increase awareness among her peers about the importance of using proven clinical decision rules for ordering ankle radiographs.
September 23, 2010
Use of CT grows in children with urolithiasis
By Cynthia E. Keen
Children admitted to U.S. pediatric hospitals with symptoms of urolithiasis are more likely to have a CT scan ordered than an ultrasound exam, even though the latter is the recommended initial procedure, according an article in the October issue of the Journal of Urology.
September 14, 2010
Report: Use of advanced imaging up in ED
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The use of advanced imaging technology for noninjury emergency department (ED) visits has increased dramatically, according to a report published September 8 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
September 9, 2010
Tort reform could curb 'defensive imaging,' study suggests
By Kate Madden Yee
The more tort reform laws a state has in place, the less imaging is performed in hospital emergency departments, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine.
August 25, 2010
Whole-body MRI has limits in detecting suspected child abuse
By Wayne Forrest
Though whole-body MRI is highly accurate in detecting soft-tissue abnormalities, the modality falls short in finding metaphyseal lesions and rib fractures in cases of suspected child abuse, according to a study in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 23, 2010
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Emergency CT scans may delay pediatric patient transfers
By Cynthia E. Keen
Timely treatment at a pediatric trauma center can have a huge impact for seriously injured children. But a new study of transfer times of these patients to a level I pediatric trauma center found that most patients weren't transferred within the recommended time, with some delays due to the ordering of CT scans.
August 5, 2010
Carestream completes DRX install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has installed a Carestream DRX-Evolution dual-detector digital radiography (DR) room in the accident and emergency department at Worthing Hospital in West Sussex, U.K.
August 2, 2010
Relaxing rigid timing of linac safety tests may offer benefits
By Cynthia E. Keen
Emergency turnoff switches for radiation therapy equipment need to be tested regularly to maintain high quality standards. But a presentation made today at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting suggests that some state regulations aren't necessarily based on safety facts.
July 21, 2010
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