Emergency and Trauma Radiology, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America , livre ebook

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Emergency and Trauma Radiology

Savvas Nicolaou, MD
Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
ISSN  0033-8389 Volume 53 • Number 4 • July 2015
Elsevier
Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Contributors
Consulting Editor
Editor
Authors
CME Accreditation Page
Program Objective
Target Audience
Learning Objectives
Accreditation
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Unapproved/Off-Label Use Disclosure
To Enroll
Method of Participation
CME Inquiries/Special Needs
Forthcoming Issues
Forthcoming Issues
Recent Issues
Preface: Emergency Radiology: The New Frontier of Imaging
Dual-Energy Computed Tomography
Key points
Introduction
Gout
Bone marrow edema
Tendons and ligaments
Uric acid nephrolithiasis
Iodine display and subtraction
Energy-specific display
Improving Outcomes in the Patient with Polytrauma
Key points
Introduction
Definition of whole-body computed tomography in trauma
Indications for whole-body computed tomography in trauma
Impact of whole-body computed tomography on patient mortality
Scan technique
Incidental findings
Summary
Pearls for Interpreting Computed Tomography of the Cervical Spine in Trauma
Key points
Introduction
Imaging recommendations
Scanning technique
Cervical spine anatomy and biomechanics
Determining stability of cervical spine injuries
Evaluating the cervical spine
Evaluating the lower cervical spine
Beyond the spine
Summary
Penetrating Thoracic Injury
Key points
Introduction
Mechanism
Imaging
Penetrating mediastinal injury
Pulmonary injury
Pleural injury
Chest wall
Diaphragmatic injuries
Summary
Imaging of Traumatic Brain Injury
Key points
Introduction
Classification
Types of brain injury
Mild traumatic brain injury
Postconcussive symptoms
Mild traumatic brain injury
Moderate and severe traumatic brain injury
Intra-axial lesions
Summary
Easily Missed Fractures of the Upper Extremity
Key points
Introduction
Common but challenging
Out of mind, out of sight
Satisfaction of search
Summary
Easily Missed Fractures in the Lower Extremity
Key points
Hip
Knee
Ankle
Summary
Imaging of Pancreatic and Duodenal Trauma
Key points
Introduction
Epidemiology
Normal anatomy and pertinent relationships
Mechanisms of injury
Imaging in abdominal trauma
Pancreatic trauma
Duodenal trauma
Summary
Imaging of Urinary System Trauma
Key points
Introduction
Renal trauma
Ureteral injuries
Bladder injuries
Summary
Negative Computed Tomography for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Key points
Introduction
Parenchymal disease and nonthromboembolic emboli
Pleural disease
Airway and obstructive disease
Cardiovascular disease
Abdominal and diaphragmatic disease
Summary
Imaging Patterns and Management Algorithms in Acute Stroke
Key points
Introduction
Normal cerebrovascular anatomy and distributions
Imaging protocols in acute ischemic stroke
Imaging of the brain parenchyma
Imaging of the cerebral vasculature
Evaluating tissue viability/perfusion imaging
Stroke mimics
Pearls and pitfalls in acute stroke imaging
What the referring physician needs to know: key points
Summary
Face and Neck Infections
Key points
Introduction
The pharyngeal mucosal space
The retropharyngeal space
The masticator space
The parotid space
The carotid space
The sublingual space
The submandibular space
Congenital lesions
Ludwig angina
Complications of dental disease
Complications of paranasal sinus disease
Orbital infections
Complications of mastoid disease
Summary
Imaging of Ischemia, Obstruction and Infection in the Abdomen
Key points
Introduction
Normal anatomy and imaging techniques
Imaging findings/pathology
Gastrointestinal tract infection
Diagnostic criteria
Pearls, pitfalls, variants
Summary
Differential diagnosis
Imaging of Nontraumatic Neuroradiology Emergencies
Key points
Introduction
Scenario 1: subarachnoid hemorrhage
Scenario 2: intraparenchymal hemorrhage
Scenario 3: vasogenic edema with mass lesion
Scenario 4: vasogenic edema without mass lesion
Scenario 5: hydrocephalus
Summary
Index
Copyright
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Contributors

Consulting Editor
FRANK H. MILLER, MD
Chief, Body Imaging Section and Fellowship Program and GI Radiology; Medical Director MRI; Professor, Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Editor
SAVVAS NICOLAOU, MD, FRCPC
Vice Academic Chair of Undergraduate Education and Continued Professional Development; Director of Emergency Trauma Imaging, Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital; Associate Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Authors
ISIDRO ALVARO HUETE GARIN, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Catholic Universi