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Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging

Optimizing Diagnostic Imaging of Patients in the Emergency Care Setting

  • Presents evidence-based criteria to systematically assess the appropriate use of medical imaging in the emergency department
  • Focuses on evidence-based emergency imaging in adults, children, and special populations
  • Outlines guidelines for the utilization of neuroradiological, cardiothoracic, abdominal and pelvic, musculoskeletal, and pediatric imaging in the emergency department

Part of the book series: Evidence-Based Imaging (Evidence-Based Imag.)

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Table of contents (40 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Principles of Evidence-Based Imaging for Adults and Children

      • L. Santiago Medina, C. Craig Blackmore, Kimberly E. Applegate, Enrique Alvarado
      Pages 3-18
    3. Critically Assessing the Literature for Evidence-Based Imaging: Understanding Error and Bias

      • C. Craig Blackmore, L. Santiago Medina, James G. Ravenel, Gerard A. Silvestri, Kimberly E. Applegate
      Pages 19-26
    4. Information Systems in Emergency Department Diagnostic Imaging

      • Jamlik-Omari Johnson, Nabile M. Safdar
      Pages 27-35
    5. The Consequences of Inappropriate Use of Emergency Imaging

      • Elizabeth K. Weidman, Michael L. Loftus
      Pages 37-46
  3. Neurological Imaging

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
    2. Acute Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults: Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging

      • Ivan M. DeQuesada II, Jason W. Allen
      Pages 49-63
    3. Pediatric Accidental Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging

      • Nadja Kadom, Enrique Alvarado, L. Santiago Medina
      Pages 65-77
    4. Traumatic Extracranial Vascular Injury in Adults: Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging

      • Jessica Warsch, Gary H. Danton, Felipe Munera
      Pages 79-90
    5. Hyperacute Ischemic Stroke in Adults: Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging

      • Manu S. Goyal, Andria L. Ford, Jin-Moo Lee, Katie D. Vo
      Pages 91-112
    6. Acute Headache Disorders in Adults and Children: Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging

      • L. Santiago Medina, Enrique Alvarado, Melissa Debayle, Elza Vasconcellos
      Pages 113-132
    7. Seizures in Adults and Children: Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging

      • Diana M. Gomez-Hassan, Aine Marie Kelly, Daniela N. Minecan, Bruno P. Soares
      Pages 133-150
    8. Acute Sinusitis in Adults and Children: Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging

      • Laura B. Eisenmenger, Yoshimi Anzai
      Pages 183-203
  4. Cardiothoracic Imaging

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205
    2. Acute Aortic Syndrome in Adults: Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging

      • Larry A. Latson Jr., Jill E. Jacobs
      Pages 207-218
    3. Acute Coronary Syndrome in Adults: Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging

      • Andrew J. Bierhals, Pamela K. Woodard
      Pages 219-226
    4. Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Adults and Children: Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging, Evaluation, and Diagnosis

      • Linda B. Haramati, Vishal K. Patel, Leonard M. Freeman, Paul Thacker, Edward Y. Lee
      Pages 227-245

About this book

This book presents evidence-based criteria to systematically assess the appropriate use of medical imaging in the emergency department and other acute care settings. ​Over the last decade, there have been profound changes in the diagnostic testing and work-up of patients presenting to the emergency department with emergent symptoms. One of the most far-reaching changes has been the increased availability, speed, and accuracy of imaging due, in part, to technical improvements in imaging modalities such as CT, MR, and PET. Although the use of high-end imaging has plateaued in general, increased utilization continues in the ED. These patients are more acutely ill and there is additional pressure to make an accurate diagnosis as quickly as possible to facilitate prompt disposition or treatment. There is also strong evidence for the beneficial use of imaging in the emergency setting that results in improved patient outcomes. This book answers that need by providing protocols and guidelines for neuroradiological, cardiothoracic, abdominal and pelvic, musculoskeletal, and pediatric imaging are reviewed in terms of the available imaging modalities, diagnostic criteria, and treatment options. Distinguished by its unique focus on evidence-based emergency imaging in adults, children, and special populations, this book is a unique resource for radiologists, emergency medicine physicians, and physicians in other specialties who need to be informed about the most appropriate uses of diagnostic imaging in the emergency care setting.  

Reviews

“This is a definitive guide to help clinicians make evidence-based decisions when ordering radiology imaging in the emergency setting. … This is an important resource for any clinician that provides acute or emergency care. … With a very deep dive into all of the evidence related to clinical questions and applications, this book would be of great utility to any radiologist, physician, or midlevel provider in the emergency setting.” (Michael D. Zwank, Doody's Book Reviews, December 21, 2019)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Radiology, Division of Cardio-Thoracic Radiology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, USA

    Aine Kelly, Paul Cronin

  • Department of Diagnostic, Interventional, and Pediatric Radiology Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    Stefan Puig

  • Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky Children’s Hospital, Lexington, USA

    Kimberly E. Applegate

About the editors

Aine Marie Kelly, BA, MB BCH BAO, MS, MA

Professor

Division of Cardio-Thoracic Radiology

University of Michigan Hospital and Health Systems

Department of Radiology

Ann Arbor, MI, USA

 

Paul Cronin, BA, MB BCH BAO, MS

Associate Professor

Cardiothoracic Radiology Fellowship

Director

Division of Cardio-Thoracic Radiology

University of Michigan Hospital and Health Systems

Department of Radiology

Ann Arbor, MI, USA

 

Stefan Puig, MD, MSc

Associate Professor

Inselspital, University Hospital Bern

Department of Interventional, Pediatric, and Diagnostic Radiology,

Bern, Switzerland

Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology

Klinik im Park, Hirslanden AG,

Zurich,  Switzerland

 

Kimberly E. Applegate, MD, MS

Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics

Chief of Pedi

atric Radiology

University of Kentucky Children’s Hospital

Department of Radiology

Lexington, KY, USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging

  • Book Subtitle: Optimizing Diagnostic Imaging of Patients in the Emergency Care Setting

  • Editors: Aine Kelly, Paul Cronin, Stefan Puig, Kimberly E. Applegate

  • Series Title: Evidence-Based Imaging

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67066-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-67064-5Published: 13 April 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09787-5Published: 15 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-67066-9Published: 28 March 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2625-3674

  • Series E-ISSN: 2625-3682

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 658

  • Number of Illustrations: 157 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Diagnostic Radiology, Emergency Medicine

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Hardcover Book USD 189.00
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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