title: Genitourinary imaging in the emergency department.
abstract: The emergency medicine (EM) specialist has a wide-ranging armamentarium of imaging modalities available for use in the patient with genitourinary complaints. This article covers the various imaging options, with a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of each of these different modalities. Special emphasis is placed on point-of-care EM ultrasound performed by the EM specialist at the patient bedside.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University School of Medicine, MedStar Health: Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007-2113, USA. michael.s.antonis@medstar.net
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Antonis
authors.forename: Carolyn A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blaivas
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D003950:Diagnostic Techniques, Urological; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results