Emergency radiology
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Emergency radiology · May 2010
Highlights from the scientific and educational abstracts presented at the ASER 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course.
The American Society of Emergency Radiology 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course encompassed a wide range of topics: traumatic and nontraumatic emergencies, radiation dose management, technical innovations and advancements, emergency preparedness, mass casualties, military radiology, and teleradiology. This article highlights the scientific and educational abstracts presented at the meeting (Scientific and Educational Abstracts Presented at the ASER, Emerg Radiol 16:501-516, 2009).
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Emergency radiology · May 2010
Multicenter StudyMultiple occult wrist bone injuries and joint effusions: prevalence and distribution on MRI.
This study aims (1) to assess the prevalence and distribution of multiple occult injuries of the carpal bones and the distal forearm in patients with wrist pain and negative radiographs following trauma and (2) to evaluate the distribution and significance of joint effusions in the wrists with multiple osseous injuries. One hundred and thirty-one subjects, 74 men and 57 women, were consecutively examined in two institutions. All were acute trauma patients with negative X-rays whose clinical examination suggested possible fracture at the wrist or the distal forearm. ⋯ There was no correlation between effusions in multiple locations (grades III and IV) and multiple bone injuries. This study revealed the presence of multifocal trabecular contusions without correlation with increased joint effusions in patients with negative radiographs and persistent pain. The clinical significance of these findings deserves further investigation.