Imaging in the ED: A Practical Update of Emergency Radiology

This online course will review the current status of imaging and imaging protocols for a variety of suspected or known disorders in the emergency setting. Accomplished experts will review examples from clinical practice, share insights into potential pitfalls of imaging performance and interpretation, and much more.

Learn and earn credit at your own pace with unlimited access to this course for three years. See below for detailed information and learning outcomes.

After participating in this course, the participants will be able to:

Review the current status of emergency imaging in a broad spectrum of topics
Evaluate current protocols for imaging the body in emergency situations with multiple imaging modalities
Identify typical and atypical emergency presentations of multiple disorders
Recognize potential pitfalls in the performance and interpretation of emergency imaging
Module 1—Central Nervous System Emergencies
Traumatic Brain Injury—Thomas Ptak, MD, PhD
Acute Ischemic Stroke: CT and CTA as the New Mainstay for IAT Patient Selection—Michael H. Lev, MD
Central Nervous System Infections—Kathleen R. Tozer Fink, MD
Atraumatic Neurologic Emergency—Mykol Larvie, MD
Module 2—Face and Neck Emergencies
Imaging Maxillofacial Trauma: Saving Face—Mark P. Bernstein, MD
Nontraumatic Face Emergencies—Christopher Allen Potter, MD
Blunt and Penetrating Neck Injuries—Matthew S. Parsons, MD
Acute Neck Infections—Wayne S. Kubal, MD
Module 3—Spine Emergencies
Cervical Spine Trauma—A. Orlando Ortiz, MD, MBA
Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma—Ken F. Linnau, MD
Acute Back Pain—Lubdha M. Shah, MD
Imaging of Spinal Infections—Mauricio Castillo, MD
Module 4—Thoracic Emergencies
Nonaortic Chest Trauma—Jeremy Wortman, MD
Acute Chest Infections—Shaunagh McDermott, MBBC
Emergency Cardiac Imaging—Savvas Nicolaou, MD
Module 5—Abdominal Emergencies
Blunt Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma—Michael N. Patlas, MD, FRCPC
Penetrating Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma—Felipe Munera, MD
Imaging Acute Right Lower Quadrant Pain: Acute Appendicitis and its Mimics—Ajay Singh, MD
Acute Left Lower Quadrant Pain—Jennifer Watamura Uyeda, MD
Module 6—Pelvic and Genitourinary Emergencies
Pelvic Trauma—Christina A. LeBedis, MD
Imaging of Acute and Emergent Conditions in the First Trimester of Pregnancy—Mariam Moshiri, MD
Ultrasound Evaluation of Scrotal Emergencies—Leslie M. Scoutt, MD
Gynecologic Emergencies—Robin B. Levenson, MD
Module 7—Vascular Emergencies
Aortic Trauma—Uttam K. Bodanapally, MD
Imaging of Nontraumatic Aortic Emergencies—M. Stephen Ledbetter, MD
Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism—Constantine Raptis, MD
Imaging of Venous Thrombosis—Vincent Michael Mellnick, MD
Module 8—Upper Extremity Emergencies
Shoulder and Elbow Trauma—Adnan M. Sheikh, MD
Acute Wrist and Hand Injuries—Jonathan A. Flug, MD, MBA
Imaging of Nontraumatic Upper Extremity Emergencies—Jacob Mandell, MD
MR Imaging of Urgent Conditions of the Upper Extremity—Joseph S. Yu, MD
Module 9—Lower Extremity Emergencies
Imaging of Acute Hip and Knee Injuries—Stacy E. Smith, MD
Injuries Around the Ankle and Hindfoot—Manickam Kumaravel, MD, FRCR
Imaging of Nontraumatic Lower Extremity Emergencies—Ashwin Vasudev Asrani, MD
MRI of Traumatic Lower Extremity Emergencies—Jonathan C. Baker, MD
Module 10—Pediatric Emergencies
Pediatric Head and Neck Emergencies—Karuna V. Shekdar, MD
Pediatric Chest Emergencies—Carlos J. Sivit, MD
A Review of Common Abdominal Emergencies in the Pediatric Population—Ting Yin Tao, MD, PhD
Pediatric Musculoskeletal Emergencies—Tim Alves, MD