50 imaging studies every doctor should know

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50 Imaging Studies Every Doctor Should Know
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1. Computed Tomography for Minor Head Injury: The New Orleans Criteria
2. Identifying Children with Low-​Risk Head Injuries Who Do Not Require Computed Tomography
3. Rule Out Subarachnoid Hemorrhage for Headache: The Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule
4. MRI versus CT for Detecting Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Stroke Patients: The Hemorrhage and Early MRI Evaluation (HEME) Study
5. Quantitative CT Score in Predicting Outcome of Hyperacute Stroke: The Alberta Stroke Programme Early CT Score (ASPECTS)
6. Imaging Selection and Endovascular Treatment for Ischemic Stroke: The Mechanical Retrieval and Recanalization of Stroke Clots Using Embolectomy (MR RESCUE) Trial
7. Imaging Tests for Diagnosis of Carotid Artery Stenosis
8. Carotid Artery Stenosis Screening
9. Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Spinal Fractures: The Investigational Vertebroplasty Safety and Efficacy Trial (INVEST)
10. Cervical Spine Imaging in Blunt Trauma Patients: The National Emergency X-​Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS)
11. Cervical Spine Imaging in Alert and Stable Trauma Patients: Validation of the Canadian C-​Spine Rule
12. Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Low Back Pain
13. Abnormal MRI of the Lumbar Spine without Back Pain
14. Follow-​Up MRI for Sciatica: Radiology Outcomes from the Sciatica Trial
15. Early Imaging for Back Pain in Older Adults: Back Pain Outcomes Using Longitudinal Data (BOLD) Study
16. Computed Tomography for Pulmonary Embolism: The Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis (PIOPED) II Trial
17. Diagnosing Acute Pulmonary Embolism: The Christopher Study
18. CT Angiography Versus V/​Q Scans to Rule Out Pulmonary Embolism
19. Screening for Coronary Artery Disease in Asymptomatic Patients with Diabetes: The DIAD Study
20. Diagnostic Performance of CT Coronary Angiography: The CorE 64 Study
21. CT Angiography for Discharge of Acute Coronary Syndrome
22. Coronary CT Angiography in Acute Chest Pain: The Rule Out Myocardial Infarction/​Ischemia Using Computed Assisted Tomography II (ROMICAT-​II) Trial
23. Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Risk Classification
24. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening: The Multicentre Aneurysm Screening Study (MASS)
25. Imaging Appendicitis in Children
26. Low-​Dose CT for Suspected Appendicitis in Young Adults
27. Multidetector CT for Acute Appendicitis in Adults
28. Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroids: The Randomized Trial of Embolization versus Surgery Treatment for Fibroids (REST)
29. Imaging for Suspected Nephrolithiasis: The Study of Tomography of Nephrolithiasis Evaluation (STONE) Trial
30. Imaging-​Guided Biopsy for Diagnosing Prostate Cancer
31. Decision Rules for Imaging Acute Ankle Injuries: The Ottawa Ankle Rules
32. Decision Rules for Imaging Acute Knee Injuries: The Ottawa Knee Rules
33. Incidental Meniscal Findings on Knee MRI
34. Decision Rules for Bone Densitometry Testing
35. Repeat Bone Mineral Density Screening and Osteoporotic Fracture Prediction
36. Ultrasound for Diagnosing Suspected Symptomatic Deep Venous Thrombosis
37. The Cochrane Review of Screening Mammography
38. Breast Cancer Screening in Average-​Risk Women
39. Efficacy of Screening Breast MRI for High-​Risk Women: The Dutch MRI Screening (MRISC) Study
40. Performance of Digital versus Screen-​Film Mammography: The Digital Mammography Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST)
41. Breast MRI for Women with Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer: The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) Trial 6667
42. Supplemental Ultrasound Screening for Women at Increased Breast Cancer Risk: The ACRIN 6666 Trial
43. Chest Radiograph Screening for Lung Cancer: The Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial
44. Low-​Dose CT Screening for Lung Cancer: The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST)
45. Management of Lung Nodules Detected by CT
46. 3D CT Colonography for Colorectal Cancer Screening
47. National CT Colonography Trial: The ACRIN 6664 Trial
48. Cancer Risk from Pediatric CT
49. Imaging Utilization Trends and Radiation Exposure
50. Low-​Dose Ionizing Radiation from Medical Imaging
Index