Relative diagnostic utility of radiologist-recommended abdominal ultrasound following emergency department abdominal and pelvic computed tomography.
David LiMichael PatlasKristopher McleanRichard DuszakPublished in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2020)
In ED patients with non-traumatic abdominal and/or pelvic pain undergoing abdominal and pelvic CT, follow-up US examinations recommended by radiologists are more likely to provide incremental diagnostic utility than those independently ordered by their treating physicians. In order to optimize the value of advanced imaging, radiologists should assume greater roles in team-based utilization management.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- computed tomography
- rectal cancer
- magnetic resonance imaging
- artificial intelligence
- positron emission tomography
- spinal cord injury
- chronic pain
- high resolution
- dual energy
- image quality
- palliative care
- contrast enhanced
- neuropathic pain
- machine learning
- ultrasound guided
- adverse drug
- fluorescence imaging
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- postoperative pain