title: Nuclear medicine and the emergency department patient: an illustrative case-based approach.
abstract: Radiologists are familiar with the use of radiographs, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound in the acute clinical setting. However, there are some specific clinical scenarios which may be found in nuclear medicine imaging problem-solving tools. These clinical scenarios and imaging techniques are less frequent, and the referring clinician from the emergency department may not consider these alternatives. It is important for the radiologist to be aware of these techniques to be able to guide the clinician to use those tools, which may result in optimal patient care. In this article, we will discuss those nuclear medicine studies which have application in the setting of an emergency radiology practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 357115, Seattle, WA, 98195-7115, USA.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Behnia
authors.forename: Joel A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ragucci
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monti
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: Shana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elman
authors.forename: Hubert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vesselle
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mannelli
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals