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
15 min
Head and neck injuries beyond the spine
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
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
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