Refresher Course: Emergency Imaging

RC 317 - Near misses and great pickups in trauma imaging

February 26, 11:30 - 12:30 CET

5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Stefan Wirth, München / Germany
15 min
Head and neck injuries beyond the spine
Elizabeth Loney, Bradford / United Kingdom
  1. To discuss common mistakes in interpreting head and neck trauma.
  2. To describe strategies to minimise errors.
  3. To understand the value of developing a search pattern to detect injuries.
15 min
Chest injuries
Mari T. Nummela, Helsinki / Finland
  1. To review the role of the different imaging modalities in thoracic trauma.
  2. To describe strategies to minimise errors.
  3. To become familiar with common and not-so-common traumatic injuries to ensure an accurate diagnosis.
15 min
Abdominal and pelvic injuries
Michael N. Patlas, Toronto / Canada
  1. To discuss common mistakes in the interpretation of abdominal trauma.
  2. To analyse factors leading to errors.
  3. To summarise the advantages of multi-phase imaging and multi-planar reconstructions for detecting traumatic injuries.
10 min
Panel discussion: Tips and tricks to avoid near misses