Diagnostic nuclear medicine in the ED.
Although the decision to use nuclear medicine (NM) modalities in the acute care setting is limited by several factors, there are instances in which the use of NM techniques can provide elegant and efficient solutions to otherwise expensive and resource consuming situations. Herein, we describe the indications and NM techniques used for the evaluation of low-risk patients with chest pain, suspected pulmonary embolus, acute cholecystitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, acute scrotum, and the radiographically occult fracture.
Amini
Behrang
B
Department of Radiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA. bamini@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
Patel
Chirag B
CB
Lewin
Matthew R
MR
Kim
Taegyeong
T
Fisher
Ronald E
RE
D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009683:Nuclear Medicine; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging