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Yield of pelvic CT in emergency department patients undergoing CT torso for generalized or multiple complaints.

Thomas E CarrawayAlexander BrookRobin B LevensonKaren S Lee
Published in: Emergency radiology (2022)
In ED patients undergoing chest CTA for chest pain or suspected PE combined with abdominopelvic CT, the presence of acute pelvic-related pathology not visualized on abdominal CT is low. For this ED patient cohort, pelvic CT may not be necessary in men with normal WBC and a low pre-imaging clinical suspicion for acute pelvic pathology.
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