Choosing the Correct Radiologic Test: Case-Based Teaching Files

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Choosing the Correct Radiologic Test
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Preface
Contents
1: Introduction
	1.1	 ACR Appropriateness Criteria
	1.2	 Imaging Modalities
		1.2.1	 X-Ray and Fluoroscopy
		1.2.2	 Ultrasound
		1.2.3	 Computed Tomography
		1.2.4	 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
		1.2.5	 Nuclear Medicine Scan
		1.2.6	 Interventional Procedures
2: Breast Imaging
	2.1	 Palpable Breast Mass
	2.2	 Stage I Breast Carcinoma
3: Cardiac Imaging
	3.1	 Acute Chest Pain: Low Probability of Coronary Artery Disease
	3.2	 Acute Chest Pain: Suspected Aortic Dissection
	3.3	 Acute Chest Pain: Suspected Pulmonary Embolism
	3.4	 Chronic Chest Pain: High Probability of Coronary Artery Disease
	3.5	 Chronic Chest Pain: Low to Intermediate Probability of Coronary Artery Disease
	3.6	 Congestive Heart Failure
	3.7	 Shortness of Breath: Suspected Cardiac Origin
4: Gastrointestinal Imaging
	4.1	 Blunt Abdominal Trauma
	4.2	 Right Upper Quadrant Pain
	4.3	 Right Lower Quadrant Pain
	4.4	 Left Lower Quadrant Pain
	4.5	 Acute Abdominal Pain and Fever or Suspected Abdominal Abscess
	4.6	 Suspected Small Bowel Obstruction
	4.7	 Jaundice
	4.8	 Acute Pancreatitis
	4.9	 Dysphagia
	4.10	 Colorectal Cancer Screening
5: Musculoskeletal Imaging
	5.1	 Suspected Spine Trauma
	5.2	 Shoulder Trauma
	5.3	 Acute Hand and Wrist Trauma
	5.4	 Acute Trauma to the Knee
	5.5	 Suspected Ankle Fracture
	5.6  Stress or Insufficiency Fracture
	5.7	 Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Density
	5.8	 Imaging After Total Hip Arthroplasty
	5.9	 Imaging After Total Knee Arthroplasty
	5.10	 Suspected Osteomyelitis in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
	5.11	 Chronic Neck Pain
	Further Reading
		Suspected Spine Trauma
		Suspected Ankle Fracture
6: Neurologic Imaging
	6.1	 Head Trauma
	6.2	 Cerebrovascular Disease
	6.3  Focal Neurologic Deficit
	6.4	 Headache
	6.5	 Suspected Spine Trauma
	6.6	 Low Back Pain
	Further Reading
		Head Trauma
		Suspected Spine Trauma
7: Pediatric Imaging
	7.1 Headache
	7.2 Sinusitis
	7.3 Seizures
	7.4 Head Trauma
	7.5 Suspected Spine Trauma
	7.6 Vomiting in Infants
	7.7 Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain
	7.8 Urinary Tract Infection
	7.9 Hematuria
	7.10 Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
	7.11 Limping Child
	7.12 Suspected Physical Abuse
8: Thoracic Imaging
	8.1 Acute Respiratory Illness
	8.2 Acute Respiratory Illness in HIV-Positive Patient
	8.3 Chronic Dyspnea
	8.4 Hemoptysis
	8.5 Rib Fractures
	8.6 Hospital Admission or Preoperative Imaging
	8.7 Uncomplicated Hypertension
	8.8 Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
9: Urologic Imaging
	9.1 Renal Trauma
	9.2 Suspected Lower Urinary Tract Trauma
	9.3 Acute Onset Flank Pain with Suspicion of Stone Disease
	9.4 Acute Pyelonephritis
	9.5 Hematuria
	9.6 Renovascular Hypertension
	9.7 Renal Failure
	9.8 Recurrent Lower Urinary Tract Infections in Women
	9.9 Obstructive Voiding Symptoms Secondary to Prostate Disease
	9.10 Acute Onset Scrotal Pain
10: Vascular Imaging
	10.1	 Blunt Chest Trauma
	10.2	 Blunt Abdominal Trauma
	10.3	 Hematemesis
	10.4	 Pulsatile Abdominal Mass
	10.5	 Suspected Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
	10.6	 Suspected Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
	10.7	 Sudden Onset of Cold, Painful Leg
	10.8	 Claudication
11: Women’s Imaging
	11.1	 Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding
	11.2	 First Trimester Bleeding
	11.3	 Acute Pelvic Pain in the Reproductive Age Group
	11.4	 Clinically Suspected Adnexal Mass
	11.5	 Ovarian Cancer Screening
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