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CME Accreditation Page and Author Disclosure
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Forthcoming Issues
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Emergency Radiology
It is no secret that technological advances in medical imaging have modified substantially the way that health care is provided to acutely ill patients. In many instances, findings on imaging tests pe...
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Jorge A. Soto
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xi-xii
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Strategies for Reducing Radiation Exposure in Multi-Detector Row CT
Many tools and strategies exist to enable the reduction of radiation exposure from computed tomography (CT). The common CT metrics of x-ray output, CTDIvol and DLP, are explained and serve as the basi...
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Aaron Sodickson
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1-14
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Updated Imaging of Traumatic Brain Injury
Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) play important roles in the evaluation of traumatic brain injury. Modern CT scanners allow for rapid and accurate diagnosis of intracranial hemorrh...
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Wayne S. Kubal
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15-41
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The Imaging of Maxillofacial Trauma and its Pertinence to Surgical Intervention
25 October 2011
Maxillofacial skeletal injuries account for a large proportion of emergency department visits and often result in surgical consultation. Although many of the principles of detection and repair are bas...
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Nisha Mehta,
Parag Butala,
Mark P. Bernstein
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43-57
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Multi-Detector Row CT Angiography of the Neck in Blunt Trauma
Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) is uncommon but potentially catastrophic; 80% are caused by vehicle collisions. Ischemic events secondary to untreated BCVI are common, with high injury-specific mo...
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Felipe Munera,
Mark Foley,
Falgun H. Chokshi
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59-72
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Imaging of Acute Head and Neck Infections
Tonsillar infection is the most common cause of infections of the neck in children and young adults whereas odontogenic infection is the most common cause in older population groups. Other sources of ...
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Aldo Gonzalez-Beicos,
Diego Nunez
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73-83
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Imaging of Aortic and Branch Vessel Trauma
24 October 2011
Although infrequently encountered in busy trauma centers, injuries to the aorta and branch vessels remain an important cause of trauma-related mortality. Advances in the diagnosis and management of th...
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Martin L. Gunn
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85-103
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Splenic Trauma: What is New?
Evaluation for splenic injury is an important component of patient assessment after blunt abdominal trauma. Key imaging modalities include ultrasound, particularly for rapid identification of hemoperi...
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Alexis Boscak,
Kathirkamanthan Shanmuganathan
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105-122
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CT Imaging of Blunt Traumatic Bowel and Mesenteric Injuries
Delayed diagnosis of a bowel or mesenteric injury resulting in hollow viscus perforation leads to significant morbidity and mortality from hemorrhage, peritonitis, or abdominal sepsis. The timely diag...
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Christina A. LeBedis,
Stephan W. Anderson,
Jorge A. Soto
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123-136
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Multi-Detector Row CT of Acute Non-traumatic Abdominal Pain: Contrast and Protocol Considerations
17 October 2011
This article discusses the critical protocol considerations in imaging patients with abdominal pain in the emergency department, specifically, the use of oral contrast, intravenous contrast, image pos...
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Stephan W. Anderson,
Jorge A. Soto
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137-147
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Imaging of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy
14 October 2011
This article reviews the evolving radiology and clinical literature on imaging of suspected common and relatively common maternal nonobstetric conditions of the abdomen and pelvis, including appendici...
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Douglas S. Katz,
Michele A.I. Klein,
George Ganson,
John J. Hines
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149-171
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Diagnosis of Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage and Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in the Era of Multi-Detector Row CT
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage and mesenteric ischemia are two conditions that require rapid and accurate diagnosis. In this article, the author discusses these conditions in the light of current availab...
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Jamlik-Omari Johnson
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Index
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