| Hot trends in radiology are constantly emerging as this | | | | room recently, one of these tools was used. |
| widely used technology changes and evolves. This is | | | | There are other hot trends in radiology for the |
| particularly true in the emergency room, where | | | | emergency room that emerged in the recent CDC |
| radiology plays an integral role in the assessment of | | | | study on this subject. The telephone is still the most |
| trauma patients. Computed tomography remains one | | | | common means of communicating findings to |
| of the most important tools in hospital emergency | | | | physicians in the emergency department, with 49 |
| rooms when patients come in after being involved with | | | | percent of radiologists using this method. Another 21 |
| trauma or when they are complaining of chest pains. | | | | percent deliver results in person. And of all the |
| There are many interesting trends that can be | | | | radiologists serving emergency rooms that were |
| deduced from the most current data on this subject. | | | | surveyed for this study, 73 percent of which were in |
| One undeniable trend is the rising use of imaging | | | | academic centers, 21 percent said their medical group |
| studies in the emergency room. About 44 percent of | | | | had a dedicated emergency radiology division. Of |
| the 11 million people who visit emergency departments | | | | these medical groups, 15 percent said they obtain |
| in the United States each year undergo some sort of | | | | written consent before a non-contrast CT or MRI scan |
| imaging study to assess their situation according to the | | | | is performed, while 47 percent said they get written |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is a | | | | consent before a contrast-enhanced CT or MRI scan |
| somewhat startling trend if you didn't already know | | | | is performed. |
| how often these tools were used. CT scanners | | | | There are many interesting trends in radiology. Since |
| happen to be the most commonly used imaging tools | | | | the emergency room is one of the most common |
| in emergency rooms, and ultrasound units are the | | | | places for radiology technology to be used, many of |
| second most common. Chances are that if you | | | | these trends can be found in the emergency |
| underwent an imaging procedure in an emergency | | | | departments of leading medical facilities. |