Choosing the Correct Radiologic Test
Description
This book will enable practicing physicians and trainees to learn, in a clinically relevant and intellectually stimulating way, guidelines for appropriate ordering of imaging exams. The new edition is published in two independent, self-contained volumes on breast, cardiac, thoracic, gastrointestinal, urologic, women's, pediatric, and vascular imaging (volume 1) and musculoskeletal and neurologic imaging (volume 2). In total, more than 460 clinical case scenarios are provided, organized into ten subspecialty modules. Each scenario is presented as a quiz in which the reader is invited to select the best option from various imaging modalities. All choices are given ratings of appropriateness and is consistent with the American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria. Furthermore, a brief solution to each case is included. Finally, over 500 radiologic images are included each associated with a clinical case to illustrate the diagnostic capabilities of the imaging exam. This second edition incorporates new content and revisions to remain consistent with the updated ACR Appropriateness Criteria since the original publication in 2012. It will be an ideal tool both for self-study and for quantitative evaluation of students' knowledge.
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Persons
Gary X Wang, MD, PhD is a diagnostic radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. As a member of the Medical Scientist Training Program, he received his MD and PhD degrees from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and performed part of his doctoral thesis at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. His clinical and research interests are focused on improving the care of cancer patients.
Mark A. Anderson, MD is an Instructor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and an abdominal radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. He completed residency and subspecialty abdominal imaging training at Mass General and now serves as the assistant fellowship director in the Abdominal Imaging division. His research interests include benign and malignant pancreaticobiliary diseases, including primary sclerosing cholangitis, IgG4-related disease, pancreatic and biliary malignancies, and imaging of adverse events related to cancer therapy.
Lauren Uzdienski is a medical writer with more than a decade of experience in academic writing, regulatory writing and scientific manuscript preparation. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from New York University.
Susanna I Lee, MD, PhD is Associate Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and Chief of Women's Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology and the Society of Abdominal Radiology. Her clinical expertise is in body imaging using all radiologic modalities, i.e. fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT, MRI and PET, and in image-guided interventions. She is a co-author of the first edition of the Choosing the Correct Radiologic Test textbook, a comprehensive case-based textbook that guides physicians on the appropriate use of imaging exams in patient care.
Content
Choosing the Correct Radiologic Exam:
Case-Based Teaching Files
2nd Edition
Volume I: Breast, Cardiac, Thoracic, Gastrointestinal, Urologic, Women's, Pediatric, and Vascular Imaging
Table of Contents
Preface
Case-Based Approach to RadiologyAmerican College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria
Imaging Modalities
X-ray and Fluoroscopy
Ultrasound
Computed Tomography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Nuclear Medicine Scan
Interventional Procedures
1. Breast Imaging
1.1. Palpable Breast Lump
1.2. Breast Pain
1.3. Nipple Discharge1.4. Symptomatic Male Breast
1.5. Imaging During Pregnancy and Lactation
1.6. Breast Implant Evaluation
2. Cardiac Imaging
2.1. Acute Chest Pain
2.2. Chronic Chest Pain
2.3. Coronary Artery Disease
2.4. Infective Endocarditis
2.5. Nonischemic Myocardial Disease
2.6. Pulmonary Embolism
2.7. Shortness of Breath
3. Thoracic Imaging3.1. Blunt Chest Trauma
3.2. Rib Fractures
3.3. Hemoptysis
3.4. Acute Respiratory Illness in an Immunocompetent Patient
3.5. Acute Respiratory Illness in an Immunocompromised Patient3.6. Chronic Dyspnea, Suspected Pulmonary Origin
3.7. Possible Tuberculosis
3.8. Occupational Lung Disease
3.9. Routine Chest Radiography
3.10. Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
3.11. Bronchogenic Carcinoma Staging
4. Gastrointestinal Imaging
4.1. Blunt Abdominal Trauma
4.2. Right Upper Quadrant Pain
4.3. Right Lower Quadrant Pain - Suspected Appendicitis
4.4. Left Lower Quadrant Pain - Suspected Diverticulitis
4.5. Acute Abdominal Pain and Fever or Suspected Abdominal Abscess
4.6. Suspected Small Bowel Obstruction
4.7. Jaundice4.8. Acute Pancreatitis
4.9. Dysphagia
4.10. Crohn's Disease
4.11. Liver Lesion Characterization
4.12. Colorectal Cancer Screening4.13. Colorectal Cancer Staging
5. Urologic Imaging
5.1. Renal Trauma
5.2. Lower Urinary Tract Trauma
5.3. Acute Onset Flank Pain or Suspected Urolithiasis5.4. Acute Pyelonephritis
5.5. Acute Onset Scrotal Pain
5.6. Hematuria
5.7. Hematospermia
5.8. Recurrent Lower Urinary Tract Infections in Women
5.9. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
5.10. Renal Failure5.11. Renal Transplant Dysfunction
5.12. Renovascular Hypertension
5.13. Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Mass
5.14. Indeterminate Renal Mass
5.15. Prostate Cancer Detection, Staging and Surveillance
5.15.1. American Joint Committee on Cancer Prostate Cancer Staging
5.15.2. Prostate Cancer Risk Stratification
5.16. Renal Cell Carcinoma Staging
5.17. Invasive Bladder Cancer Staging
5.18. Testicular Cancer Staging
6. Women's Imaging
6.1. Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding
6.2. First Trimester Bleeding
6.3. Acute Pelvic Pain in the Reproductive Age Group
6.4. Clinically Suspected Adnexal Mass
6.5. Infertility
6.6. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction6.7. Ovarian Cancer Screening
6.8. Ovarian Cancer Pretreatment Imaging and Follow-Up
6.9. Endometrial Cancer of the Uterus
6.10. Staging of Invasive Cancer of the Cervix
7. Pediatric Imaging
7.1. Head Trauma in a Child
7.1.1.Glasgow Coma Scale
7.1.2. Pediatric Emergency Care Network Clinical Criteria for Minor Head Trauma
7.2. Seizures
7.3. Headache
7.4. Sinusitis
7.5. Pneumonia in the Immunocompetent Child
7.6. Vomiting in Infants
7.7. Suspected Appendicitis
7.8. Urinary Tract Infection
7.9. Hematuria
7.10. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip7.11. Acutely Limping Child Up to Age 5
7.12. Suspected Physical Abuse
8. Vascular Imaging
8.1. Penetrating Neck Injury
8.2. Suspected Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation
8.3. Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
8.4. Pulsatile Abdominal Mass8.5. Mesenteric Ischemia
8.6. Suspected Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
8.7. Suspected Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
8.8. Sudden Onset of Cold, Painful Leg
8.9. Vascular Claudication