• Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · Aug 2008

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    Emergency and critical care imaging.

    • J Christian Fox and Zareth Irwin.
    • Division of Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Irvine Medical Center, 101 The City Drive, Rt. 128-01, Orange, CA 92868, USA. jchristianfox@gmail.com
    • Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 2008 Aug 1; 26 (3): 787-812, ix-x.

    AbstractCare for patients who have time-sensitive disease processes in the emergency department and critical care settings is optimized with rapid diagnosis and intervention. Recent advances in medical imaging have increased portability, decreased image acquisition time, improved data resolution, and increased use of noninvasive studies. This article discusses the use of portable imaging techniques such as bedside ultrasound and radiography as well as CT and CT angiography in the diagnosis and care of critically ill patients.

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