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Errors in Imaging of Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma

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Errors in Emergency and Trauma Radiology

Abstract

Abdominal and pelvic trauma represents a common clinical problem in the emergency department. Despite the advances in imaging technology, with powerful MDCT scanners available currently, a plethora of diagnostic and management errors still continue to exist with potentially serious consequences for patients, which is divided into two main categories: technical and methodological ones and diagnostic (perceptive) errors. Optimal CT protocols according to the mechanism of trauma, society guidelines, organizing institutional clinical governance and quality assurance meetings, and improving research and development in the fields of emergency radiology and trauma care, can reduce these errors. Finally, the radiologist is a member of the trauma team and should be 24/7 in the emergency department.

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The authors acknowledge Dr. Giampiero Francica, MD, for the CEUS images provided in this chapter.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, “Pineta Grande” Hospital, Castel Volturno, CE, Italy

    Mariano Scaglione, Ettore Laccetti & Michele Altiero

  2. Department of Radiology, Sunderland Royal Hospital, NHS, Sunderland, UK

    Mariano Scaglione & Mathew Elameer

  3. Department of Radiology, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy

    Roberto Picascia & Roberto Grassi

  4. Department of General and Emergency Radiology, “A. Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy

    Francesca Iacobellis

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Scaglione, M. et al. (2019). Errors in Imaging of Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma. In: Patlas, M., Katz, D., Scaglione, M. (eds) Errors in Emergency and Trauma Radiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05548-6_6

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