Refresher Course: Emergency Imaging
RC 317 - Near misses and great pickups in trauma imaging
Lectures
1
Chairperson's introduction
05:00Stefan Wirth, München / DE
2
Head and neck injuries beyond the spine
15:00Elizabeth Loney, Bradford / UK
3
Chest injuries
15:00Ken Floris Linnau, Seattle / US
4
Abdominal and pelvic injuries
15:00Michael N. Patlas, Toronto / CA
5
Panel discussion: Tips and tricks to avoid near misses
10:00Panel discussion: Tips and tricks to avoid near misses
5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Stefan Wirth, München / Germany
15 min
Head and neck injuries beyond the spine
Elizabeth Loney, Bradford / United Kingdom
- To discuss common mistakes in interpreting head and neck trauma.
- To describe strategies to minimise errors.
- To understand the value of developing a search pattern to detect injuries.
15 min
Chest injuries
Ken Floris Linnau, Seattle / United States
- To review the role of the different imaging modalities in thoracic trauma.
- To describe strategies to minimise errors.
- 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
- To discuss common mistakes in the interpretation of abdominal trauma.
- To analyse factors leading to errors.
- 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