CT for Acute Nontraumatic Abdominal Pain-Is Oral Contrast Really Required?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2017.01.013
Abstract: RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES This study aims to compare the diagnostic performance of abdominal computed tomography (CT) performed with and without oral contrast in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute nontraumatic abdominal pain.… read more here.
Keywords: contrast; nontraumatic abdominal; oral contrast; group ... See more keywords
US Emergency Department Trends in Imaging for Pediatric Nontraumatic Abdominal Pain
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DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-0615
Abstract: This cross-sectional study explores national trends in ED use of diagnostic imaging for nontraumatic abdominal pain from 2007 to 2014. OBJECTIVES: To describe national emergency department (ED) trends in computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound imaging… read more here.
Keywords: pediatric nontraumatic; nontraumatic abdominal; abdominal pain; emergency department ... See more keywords