Imaging Protocols for Trauma Patients: Trauma Series, eFAST, Selective and Whole-body Computed Tomography

Advances in medical imaging technology have resulted in a wider variety of options for the imaging of patients in the acute trauma setting. The role of the trauma radiologist is no longer limited purely to image interpretation. Advances in multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and ultrasonography (US) have brought the radiologist to the patient's bedside. The advantages of this are numerous, however the variety of modalities leads to challenges in selecting the right study, for the right patient, at the right time.

Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - February 8, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Michael O’Keeffe, Sheldon Clark, Faisal Khosa, Mohammed F. Mohammed, Patrick D. McLaughlin, Savvas Nicolaou Source Type: research