PURPOSE: This study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department CT use for acute nontraumatic abdominal pain, to better understand why imaging volume so drastically decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This was a retrospective review of emergency imaging volumes from January 5 to May 30, 2020. Weekly volume data...
Published in Emergency Radiology
Purpose This study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department CT use for acute nontraumatic abdominal pain, to better understand why imaging volume so drastically decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This was a retrospective review of emergency imaging volumes from January 5 to May 30, 2020. Weekly volume data w...
Purpose: This study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department CT use for acute non-traumatic abdominal pain, to better understand why imaging volume so drastically decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This was a retrospective review of emergency imaging volumes from January 5 to May 30, 2020. Weekly volume dat...
Published in Abdominal Radiology
PurposeOur study aims to investigate the frequency and patterns of delayed manifestations of abdominal and pelvic injuries which may not be identified or which fail to manifest on the initial abdominopelvic CT in posttraumatic patients.MethodsFor our institutional review board (IRB)-approved retrospective study, our hospital trauma registry was que...
Published in La radiologia medica
Little is known about methamphetamine body stuffers and correlation of clinical manifestations with imaging studies. Current study was done to determine abdominopelvic computed tomography findings and clinical manifestations in methamphetamine body stuffers. In an IRB-approved routine data base study, demographic characteristics, clinical findings,...
Published in European Radiology
ObjectivesTo assess the effect of hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR) and filtered back projection (FBP) on abdominopelvic CT with reduced-dose (RD-APCT) in the evaluation of acute left-sided colonic diverticulitis (ALCD).MethodsTwenty-five consecutive patients with suspected ALCD who underwent RD-APCT (mean CTDIvol 11.2 ± 4.2 mGy) were enrolled ...
Published in Emergency Radiology
This study aimed to assess the effect of eliminating routine oral contrast use for abdominopelvic (AP) computed tomography (CT) on emergency department (ED) patient throughput and diagnosis. Retrospective analysis was performed on patients undergoing AP CT during 2-month periods prior to and following oral contrast protocol change in an urban, tert...
