endplate erosion and soft tissue swelling raising concern about discitis/osteomyelitis, bony destruction raising concern about metastases, or bony remodeling suggesting underlying mass), cervical spine MRI without contrast should be performed. MRI is generally not indicated if radiographs are normal or sho...
CTA Head, CTP, MRI Brain, and Non-contrast CT Head imaging use was determined from Common Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes. ICD10 Codes I60-I69 were used to indicate cerebrovascular disease. Statistical comparisons used 95% CI for rate per 100,000 ED visits.#Results:ED utilization of ...
factors predictive of malignancy) 18F-FDG-PET sensitivity (for risk factors predictive of malignancy) 18F-FDG-PET specificity (for risk factors predictive of malignancy) Costs Contrast-enhanced MRI 18F-FDG-PET Open pancreatoduodenectomy Distal pancreatic resection Proportion of pancreatic head resection ...