Sources of error in emergency ultrasonography
To evaluate the common sources of diagnostic errors in emergency ultrasonography.
Citation: Critical Ultrasound Journal 2013 5(Suppl 1):S1
Volume 5 Supplement 1
Edited by Luca Brunese and Antonio Pinto
Publication of this suppement has been funded by the University of Molise, Universiy of Siena, University of Cagliari, University of Ferrara and University of Turin. The Supplement Editors declare that they have no competing interests.
To evaluate the common sources of diagnostic errors in emergency ultrasonography.
Citation: Critical Ultrasound Journal 2013 5(Suppl 1):S1
Ultrasound is a widely used technique in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis; nevertheless, its utilization still remains controversial.
Citation: Critical Ultrasound Journal 2013 5(Suppl 1):S2
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the color Doppler twinkling sign could be considered as an additional diagnostic feature of small renal lithiasis (_5mm).
Citation: Critical Ultrasound Journal 2013 5(Suppl 1):S3
Gastrointestinal tract perforations can occur for various causes such as peptic ulcer, inflammatory disease, blunt or penetrating trauma, iatrogenic factors, foreign body or a neoplasm that require an early re...
Citation: Critical Ultrasound Journal 2013 5(Suppl 1):S4
Acute diverticulitis (AD) results from inflammation of a colonic diverticulum. It is the most common cause of acute left lower-quadrant pain in adults and represents a common reason for acute hospitalization, ...
Citation: Critical Ultrasound Journal 2013 5(Suppl 1):S5
Acute abdomen is a medical emergency, in which there is sudden and severe pain in abdomen of recent onset with accompanying signs and symptoms that focus on an abdominal involvement. It can represent a wide sp...
Citation: Critical Ultrasound Journal 2013 5(Suppl 1):S6
Intestinal ischemia is an abdominal emergency that accounts for approximately 2% of gastrointestinal illnesses. It represents a complex of diseases caused by impaired blood perfusion to the small and/or large ...
Citation: Critical Ultrasound Journal 2013 5(Suppl 1):S7
The acute scrotum is a medical emergency . The acute scrotum is defined as scrotal pain, swelling, and redness of acute onset. Scrotal abnormalities can be divided into three groups , which are extra-testicula...
Citation: Critical Ultrasound Journal 2013 5(Suppl 1):S8
In the assessment of polytrauma patient, an accurate diagnostic study protocol with high sensitivity and specificity is necessary. Computed Tomography (CT) is the standard reference in the emergency for evalua...
Citation: Critical Ultrasound Journal 2013 5(Suppl 1):S9
Acute vascular emergencies can arise from direct traumatic injury to the vessel or be spontaneous (non-traumatic).
Citation: Critical Ultrasound Journal 2013 5(Suppl 1):S10
To evaluate the accuracy of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute calculous cholecystitis in comparison with other imaging modalities.
Citation: Critical Ultrasound Journal 2013 5(Suppl 1):S11
Non traumatic gastrointestinal emergencies in the children and neonatal patient is a dilemma for the radiologist in the emergencies room and they presenting characteristics ultrasound features on the longitudi...
Citation: Critical Ultrasound Journal 2013 5(Suppl 1):S12