Appropriateness and imaging outcomes of ultrasound, CT, and MR in the emergency department: a retrospective analysis from an urban academic center.
Martina Zaguini FranciscoStephan AltmayerLucas CarlessoMatheus ZanonThales EymaelJose Eduardo LimaGuilherme WatteBruno HochheggerPublished in: Emergency radiology (2024)
The prevalence of inappropriate imaging orders in the ED was 59.4% for US, 29.1% for CT, and 33.3% for MR. Appropriately ordered imaging was three times more likely to yield findings compatible with the initial diagnosis across all modalities.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- high resolution
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance
- risk factors
- positron emission tomography
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- fluorescence imaging
- photodynamic therapy
- skeletal muscle
- mass spectrometry
- electronic health record
- adverse drug
- insulin resistance
- pet ct
- drug induced