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
Volume II: Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Imaging
Table of Contents
Preface
Case-Based Approach to Radiology
American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness CriteriaImaging Modalities
X-ray and Fluoroscopy
Ultrasound
Computed Tomography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Nuclear Medicine Scan
Interventional Procedures
9. Musculoskeletal Imaging
9.1. Suspected Spine Trauma
9.1.1. NEXUS Criteria
9.1.2. Canadian C-Spine Rules
9.2. Traumatic Shoulder Pain
9.3. Acute Hand and Wrist Trauma
9.4. Acute Hip Pain, Suspected Fracture
9.5. Acute Trauma to the Knee
9.6. Acute Trauma to the Ankle
9.6.1. Ottawa Ankle Rules
9.7. Acute Trauma to the Foot
9.8. Stress or Insufficiency Fracture
9.9. Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Density
9.10. Atraumatic Shoulder Pain
9.11. Chronic Elbow Pain
9.12. Chronic Wrist Pain
9.13. Chronic Hip Pain
9.14. Chronic Knee Pain
9.15. Chronic Ankle Pain
9.16. Chronic Foot Pain
9.17. Chronic Back Pain: Suspected Sacroiliitis/Spondyloarthropathy
9.18. Chronic Extremity Joint Pain: Suspected Inflammatory Arthritis
9.19. Osteonecrosis of the Hip9.20. Suspected Foot Osteomyelitis in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
9.21. Suspected Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis, or Soft Tissue Infection (Excluding Spine and Diabetic Foot)
9.22. Soft-Tissue Masses
9.23. Primary Bone Tumors
9.24. Imaging After Shoulder Arthroplasty
9.25. Imaging After Total Hip Arthroplasty
9.26. Imaging After Total Knee Arthroplasty
10. Neurologic Imaging
10.1. Head Trauma
10.1.1. Glasgow Coma Scale
10.1.2. New Orleans Criteria
10.1.3. Canadian CT Head Rule
10.1.4. National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study
10.2. Cerebrovascular Disease
10.3. Acute Mental Status Change, Delirium, and New Onset Psychosis
10.4. Seizures and Epilepsy
10.5. Headache
10.6. Dementia
10.7. Movement Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases
10.8. Ataxia
10.9. Orbits, Vision and Visual Loss
10.10. Hearing Loss and Vertigo
10.11. Tinnitus
10.12. Sinonasal Disease
10.13. Thyroid Disease
10.14. Neck Mass and Adenopathy
10.15. Low Back Pain