Vascular Chest Emergencies
With chest pain representing one of the most common presenting symptoms in the emergency department (ED), radiologists are frequently called upon for the noninvasive evaluation of aortic and pulmonary vascular…
EMERGENCY RADIOLOGY
Nontraumatic, Nonvascular Chest Emergencies
Use of imaging services in the emergency department (ED) continues to outpace the growth of actual ED patient visits. This imaging surge places the emergency radiologist at the forefront of…
Nontraumatic Spine Emergencies
Infection of the vertebral column represents up to 20% of all osteomyelitis and is the most common infection of the axial skeleton. The presentation is often insidious. It is not…
Strategies for Reducing Radiation Exposure From Multidetector Computed Tomography in the Acute Care Setting
Acknowledgments All figures and much of the text in this chapter have been reprinted with permission from: Sodickson A. Strategies for reducing radiation exposure in multi-detector row CT. Radiol Clin…
Image Management in Emergency Radiology
Background Imaging of Patients at Outside Facilities Before Transfer Early and timely transfer of injured patients to a trauma center capable of definitive care has been shown to decrease mortality….
Facet Joint Injection
Facet Joint Injection Donald V. La Barge, III, MD Key Facts Terminology Injection of corticosteroid and anesthetic into lumbar facet joint Pre-Procedure Facet joint osteoarthritis Synovial cyst causing neurologic symptoms…
Celiac Plexus Block
Celiac Plexus Block Lubdha M. Shah, MD Key Facts Terminology Palliative procedure in cases of severe upper abdominal pain caused by pancreatitis or advanced cancers of the upper abdominal viscera,…
Cavity Spinwand
Cavity Spinwand Donald V. La Barge, III, MD Key Facts Terminology Cavity creation via plasma field ablation of vertebral body neoplasms prior to cement injection Pre-Procedure Indication Spinal tumor ±…
Percutaneous Discectomy
Percutaneous Discectomy Lubdha M. Shah, MD Key Facts Terminology Percutaneous disc removal to reduce intradiscal pressure → protruded disc retracts back in place, reduced irritation on annulus nociceptive nerve receptors…
Nucleoplasty
Nucleoplasty Lubdha M. Shah, MD Key Facts Terminology Method of percutaneous disc decompression using Coblation technology: Bipolar radiofrequency energy Radiofrequency energy dissolves portion of nucleus Advantage: Controlled and highly localized…
