Emergency Radiology: Page 56

Radiology safety challenging in ER environment

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

VIENNA - Radiology conducted in an emergency room setting is characterized by precise methods that must often be conducted in a very quick timeframe. These contradictory needs -- high speed and high precision -- may produce a stressful environment that can increase the potential for medical errors, according to a presentation Saturday morning at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR).

March 4, 2006

Double Black, Sharp release 45-inch medical LCD display

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Monitor distributor Double Black Imaging said that it has partnered with Sharp Electronics to release PN-455, a 45-inch color LCD for use in operating and emergency room environments.

February 23, 2006

After-hours imaging not a cost factor in pediatric appendicitis assessment

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

One of the most common presentations for children in the emergency room is suspected appendicitis, and this presentation is more likely to be encountered by clinical staff during the after-hours period, such as a weeknight or weekend shift.

February 21, 2006

PACS doesn’t hurt pediatric ER performance

By Erik L. Ridley

Introducing PACS to the pediatric emergency room can be accomplished without affecting the accuracy of radiograph interpretation by emergency physicians, according to research published in Academic Emergency Medicine.

February 19, 2006

CT mostly outperforms alternatives in penetrating trauma

By Eric Barnes

CT's role in penetrating trauma evaluation has grown rapidly with improving technology. For many such injuries, MDCT is less invasive and more sensitive than the alternatives. Sensitivity concerns remain in a couple of applications, but it's hard to beat CT's unique advantages, including the ability to follow a gunshot wound track to the focus of an organ injury.

February 19, 2006

MDS Nordion, Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals partner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radioisotope developer MDS Nordion and Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals have signed a six-year renewable contract to manufacture and supply Zemiva, a molecular imaging pharmaceutical being developed for cardiac ischemia.

February 15, 2006

CT more sensitive than spinal fracture x-ray, but has limits

By Shalmali Pal

Patients with blunt trauma are at a high risk for thoracolumbar spine fractures, which require swift evaluation. Spinal x-ray is commonly used in these situations, but it is a time-consuming and difficult exam. So a group of surgeons and radiologists investigated whether CT might be a viable alternative.

January 29, 2006

CT is the blanket modality for neuroimaging blunt injury patients

By Eric Barnes

SAN FRANCISCO - In case you had any doubts, technology and urgent care practice are increasingly headed toward a single conclusion: CT is all you need to image neurological injuries, including the head, the spine, and even ligamentous trauma.

January 11, 2006

MDCT spurs boom in ER CT utilization

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Implementing MDCT in the emergency room can improve workflow and increase throughput due to the modality's faster scanning and reconstruction times. However, MDCT may also create increased workloads, as researchers from Philadelphia discovered at their institution.

January 3, 2006

Radiology rises to the occasion for Katrina survivors and victims

While medical professionals in New Orleans tried to hold down the fort during Hurricane Katrina, those stationed in the nearby cities of Gulfport, MS, and Houston were called upon to set up emergency healthcare services. Of course, imaging services were mandatory. AuntMinnie.com spoke with three healthcare specialists who answered the call during those frantic days after the storm hit.

December 26, 2005

Hurricane epilogue: An MR emergency preparedness primer

The effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are prime examples of how emergency preparedness can pay tremendous dividends. Even for those not in the path of hurricanes, you may have to contend with other natural and man-made threats. So each imaging facility should assess its emergency preparations and emergency response, according to MRI architectural consultants Robert Junk and Tobias Gilk.

December 25, 2005

Revisiting report errors serves as educational tool for residents

By Shalmali Pal

Mistakes made during initial reads can be spun into a learning experience for residents, according to researchers from the University of Pittsburgh. They assessed the most frequent interpretation errors made by on-call residents at their institution.

December 21, 2005

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