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La RM cardíaca puede economizar en urgencias
By Wayne Forrest
La utilización de la resonancia magnética cardíaca en una sala de urgencias para los pacientes con dolor torácico de riesgo intermediario y alto puede ser económico y, en algunos casos, lograr que a los pacientes se les da el alta el mismo día, según una investigación publicada por web en los Annals of Emergency Medicine.
July 11, 2010
Point-of-care ultrasound useful for fracture diagnosis
By Cynthia E. Keen
Clinicians trained to use portable, point-of-care ultrasound equipment can achieve a high level of accuracy in identifying fractures in children and young adults when x-ray units are not available, according to a study published online in Injury.
July 6, 2010
Heavy hand best for reducing unnecessary C-spine x-rays
By Brian Casey
A new study published in the July edition of the Journal of the American College of Radiology indicates how hard it can be to change physician behavior. Researchers at a facility in New York found that a more heavy-handed approach was the best way to reduce orders for unnecessary cervical spine x-rays.
July 1, 2010
Cardiac MRI can help cut costs in the ER
By Wayne Forrest
The use of cardiac MRI in an emergency department for intermediate- and high-risk patients with chest pain can cut costs and, in some cases, allow patients to return home the same day, according to a study published online in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
June 28, 2010
Risk model predicts which kids may need orbital CT
By Cynthia E. Keen
Children admitted to emergency departments with acute periorbital swelling can be a challenge to diagnose. Specialists from Children's Hospital Boston used its hospital database of electronic medical records to create a risk model to try to give pediatric radiologists a better handle on when CT should or should not be used.
June 10, 2010
H1N1 crisis helped Canadian rads plan for future pandemics
By Rosemary Frei
The lessons learned during the H1N1 pandemic by a Toronto radiology group are instructive for any radiology department seeking to be maximally effective during both normal conditions and emergencies, according to presentations at the Canadian Association of Radiologists annual meeting held in April in Montreal.
May 10, 2010
Portable CT scanner recommended for pediatric ICU studies
By Cynthia E. Keen
Transporting critically ill children from intensive care units (ICUs) to radiology departments can be time-consuming and risky for physiologically unstable patients. Using a portable CT scanner resolves these issues, but does its use compromise image quality and diagnostic accuracy?
May 9, 2010
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FAST recommended first for kids with blunt abdominal trauma
By Cynthia E. Keen
In many emergency departments, CT exams are the imaging study most frequently ordered for patients admitted with blunt abdominal trauma. However, pediatric surgeons and radiologists from Germany recommend that ultrasound combined with clinical assessment is just as effective, thus avoiding radiation exposure.
May 6, 2010
SonoSite forms emergency services alliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has signed a partnership with emergency medical response technology provider Physio-Control.
May 2, 2010
CT delivers 91% of total pediatric ER radiation dose
By James Brice
MDCT may be used half as often as general radiography for examining children in the pediatric trauma center at Johns Hopkins University, but the modality is responsible for 91% of the ionizing radiation exposure associated with diagnosing their injuries.
April 13, 2010
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One abdominopelvic CT scan may be enough for pediatric trauma
By Cynthia E. Keen
Children often undergo multiple CT exams when admitted with traumatic injuries to hospital emergency departments. But chest CT studies might not be needed for many pediatric trauma patients if an abdominopelvic CT scan is ordered and includes images of the lower chest, according to a study published online in Pediatric Radiology.
April 11, 2010
CT fails to explain racial variation in child abuse mortality
By Cynthia E. Keen
African-American children with traumatic brain injuries resulting from abuse or nonaccidental trauma are three times more likely to die in hospital emergency departments than Caucasian children, a new study from pediatric radiologists in Ohio indicates.
April 8, 2010
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