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Imaging of cerebrovascular complications from blunt skull base trauma. 颅底钝挫伤脑血管并发症的成像。
IF 1.7
Emergency Radiology Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02243-z
James Bai, Rahim Ismail, Alex Kessler, Daniel Kawakyu-O'Connor
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Rescue splenic artery embolization in an adult patient of sickle cell disease presented with acute splenic sequestration crisis. 一名镰状细胞病成人患者出现急性脾疝危象时的脾动脉栓塞抢救治疗。
IF 1.7
Emergency Radiology Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-27 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02246-w
Satarupa Mohapatra, Prabodha Kumar Das, P Bhaskar Rao, Manoj Kumar Nayak, Krantisurya Mane, Biswajit Sahoo
{"title":"Rescue splenic artery embolization in an adult patient of sickle cell disease presented with acute splenic sequestration crisis.","authors":"Satarupa Mohapatra, Prabodha Kumar Das, P Bhaskar Rao, Manoj Kumar Nayak, Krantisurya Mane, Biswajit Sahoo","doi":"10.1007/s10140-024-02246-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10140-024-02246-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Splenic sequestration crisis is a potentially fatal complication of sickle cell disease, mainly seen in young children. Only a few case series describe the acute splenic sequestration crisis in adults and its management, which primarily consists of supportive care and, in some cases, splenectomy. Splenic artery embolization has seldom been described in sickle cell disease. This is probably the first case in which an adult with sickle cell disease presented with an acute splenic sequestration crisis was managed successfully through splenic artery embolization.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This 22-year-old female, a known case of sickle cell disease, presented with severe pain in the abdomen and low-grade intermittent fever for two days, secondary to an acute splenic sequestration crisis. The diagnosis of acute splenic sequestration was made based on clinical and blood parameters, ultrasonography, and computed tomography. Even with adequate supportive care and blood transfusions, the patient's condition worsened with a rapid fall in the hemoglobin and total platelet count. Considering splenectomy to be a high-risk procedure for this patient, a decision of rescue splenic artery embolization was taken, which was successful.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Splenic artery embolization may be considered a lifesaving procedure in patients with acute splenic sequestration, where the risk of splenectomy can be high. Adequate post-procedure supportive care is vital for preventing complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":11623,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"613-617"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141154287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Does delayed phase imaging in CT angiography provide additional information in patients with suspected active bleeding? CT 血管造影中的延迟相成像是否能为疑似活动性出血患者提供更多信息?
IF 1.7
Emergency Radiology Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-18 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02239-9
Mihran Khdhir, Youssef Ghosn, Yara Jabbour, Nada Abbas, Ziad Tarcha, Mohamad Kayali, Riad Khouzami, Mustafa Natout, Nadim Muallem
{"title":"Does delayed phase imaging in CT angiography provide additional information in patients with suspected active bleeding?","authors":"Mihran Khdhir, Youssef Ghosn, Yara Jabbour, Nada Abbas, Ziad Tarcha, Mohamad Kayali, Riad Khouzami, Mustafa Natout, Nadim Muallem","doi":"10.1007/s10140-024-02239-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10140-024-02239-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>We hypothesize that delayed phase imaging does not provide additional diagnostic information in patients who undergo multi-phasic CTA for suspected active bleeding.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data on patients who underwent multiphasic CTA (pre-contrast, arterial, porto-venous, and delayed phases) for suspected acute bleed were retrospectively collected between January 2019 and November 2021. CTA images were reviewed by a general radiologist, an interventional radiologist, and a body imaging radiologist independently. Each reader evaluated if delayed phase images provided additional information that would change the final impression of the CTA report. Additional information regarding bleeding location, time needed for delayed image acquisition, and radiation exposure were also obtained.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 104 patients with CTAs were analyzed with an average age of 58 years ± 22. Studies rated with absent additional findings on delayed images were 102 (98.1%) by the interventional radiologist, 101 (97.1%) by the body imaging radiologist, and 100 (96.1%) by the general radiologist with percent agreement of 96.15% (kappa 0.54, p < 0.001). All the findings were characterized as unlikely to be clinically significant. Mean time added to complete a delayed phase images was 3.61 ± 3.4 min. The average CT dose length product (DLP) for the total exam was 3621.78 ± 2129.57 mGy.cm with delayed acquisition adding a mean DLP of 847.75 ± 508.8 mGy.cm.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Delayed phase imaging does not provide significant additional diagnostic information in evaluating patients with suspected active bleeding but is associated with increased examination time and radiation exposure.</p>","PeriodicalId":11623,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"439-446"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140956761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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ED diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis. 腹膜癌的 ED 诊断。
IF 1.7
Emergency Radiology Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-05 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02238-w
Devorah Scheinfeld, Carly Schwartz, Adam Z Fink
{"title":"ED diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis.","authors":"Devorah Scheinfeld, Carly Schwartz, Adam Z Fink","doi":"10.1007/s10140-024-02238-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10140-024-02238-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The goal of our study was to better characterize new CT diagnoses of peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) in the ED, and to evaluate how to best identify the primary lesion. Prompt identification of the source of the carcinomatosis may allow for the patient to receive early initial care from the correct clinical service.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All new CT cases of PC-like appearance identified on CT in the ED from January 2017 through July 2020. Each report and corresponding medical record were manually reviewed. Patient demographics, presence/absence of intravenous contrast, source organ predicted by the radiologist in the CT scan report, pathologic diagnosis, and amount of ascites were tabulated. Chi-tests were used to test the statistical significance of differences between groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 131 CT cases of new PC-like appearance which received workup, 108 cases had pathologically proven PC and 23 cases had no underlying malignancy yielding a positive predictive value for actual PC of 82%. The most common cause of new PC in women was gynecological (66%), and in men was of GI tract origin (57%). Concordance between radiologist prediction and final pathology was higher with intravenous contrast (58%) compared to without contrast (40%); although this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.19). A moderate or large amount of ascites was found in more than half of GYN primaries and in adenocarcinoma of unknown primary and there was a statistically significant difference in amount of ascites between cancer primaries (p = 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A PC-like appearance on CT in the ED will likely be in patients with known malignancy, but of the new cases, there is a high PPV for it to represent new peritoneal carcinomatosis. Gynecological and GI malignancies are the most common cause in women and men, respectively, and this may help in focusing the radiologist's search pattern. Usage of intravenous contrast may help in identifying a primary lesion, and the presence of high-volume ascites should suggest a GYN primary or adenocarcinoma of unknown primary when there is no other obvious primary lesion.</p>","PeriodicalId":11623,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"475-480"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11289182/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141248152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Pre-hospital emergency medicine: a spectrum of imaging findings. 院前急救医学:一系列影像学检查结果。
IF 2.2
Emergency Radiology Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-26 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02223-3
Ryan T Whitesell, Aaron M Burnett, Sean K Johnston, Douglas H Sheafor
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Comparison of international guidelines for CT prior to lumbar puncture in patients with suspected meningitis. 疑似脑膜炎患者腰椎穿刺前 CT 国际指南比较。
IF 2.2
Emergency Radiology Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-02 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02234-0
Fergus O' Herlihy, Philip J Dempsey, Dora Gorman, Eavan G Muldoon, Brian Gibney
{"title":"Comparison of international guidelines for CT prior to lumbar puncture in patients with suspected meningitis.","authors":"Fergus O' Herlihy, Philip J Dempsey, Dora Gorman, Eavan G Muldoon, Brian Gibney","doi":"10.1007/s10140-024-02234-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10140-024-02234-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To compare the performance of multiple international guidelines in selecting patients for head CT prior to lumbar puncture (LP) in suspected meningitis, focusing on identification of potential contraindications to immediate LP.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Retrospective study of 196 patients with suspected meningitis presenting to an emergency department between March 2013 and March 2023 and undergoing head CT prior to LP. UK Joint Specialist Society Guidelines (UK), European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines were evaluated by cross-referencing imaging criteria with clinical characteristics present at time of presentation. Sensitivity of each guideline for recommending neuroimaging in cases with brain shift on CT was evaluated, along with the number of normal studies and incidental or spurious findings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>2/196 (1%) patients had abnormal CTs with evidence of brain shift, while 14/196 (7%) had other abnormalities on CT without brain shift. UK, ESCMID and IDSA guidelines recommended imaging in 10%, 14% and 33% of cases respectively. All three guidelines recommended imaging pre-LP in 2/2 (100%) cases with brain shift. IDSA guidelines recommended more CT studies with normal findings (59 vs 16 and 24 for UK and ESCMID guidelines respectively) and CT abnormalities without brain shift (4 vs 1 and 2 respectively) than the other guidelines.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>UK, ESCMID and IDSA guidelines are all effective at identifying the small cohort of patients who benefit from a head CT prior to LP. Following the more selective UK/ESCMID guidelines limits the number of normal studies and incidental or spurious CT findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":11623,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"373-379"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140854072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Diagnostic utility of ultrasound in pediatric nasal bone fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 超声波对小儿鼻骨骨折的诊断作用:系统回顾和荟萃分析。
IF 2.2
Emergency Radiology Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02225-1
Amir Hassankhani, Melika Amoukhteh, Payam Jannatdoust, Parya Valizadeh, Delaram J Ghadimi, Nikoo Saeedi, Mobina Fathi, Shirin Yaghoobpoor, Paniz Adli, Pauravi S Vasavada, Ali Gholamrezanezhad
{"title":"Diagnostic utility of ultrasound in pediatric nasal bone fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Amir Hassankhani, Melika Amoukhteh, Payam Jannatdoust, Parya Valizadeh, Delaram J Ghadimi, Nikoo Saeedi, Mobina Fathi, Shirin Yaghoobpoor, Paniz Adli, Pauravi S Vasavada, Ali Gholamrezanezhad","doi":"10.1007/s10140-024-02225-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10140-024-02225-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ultrasonography, a radiation-free and cost-effective modality, stands out as a promising tool for evaluating nasal bone fractures. Despite limited literature on its pediatric application, there is an increasing recognition of its potential to enhance diagnostic precision. To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of ultrasound in detecting pediatric nasal bone fractures. Employing established guidelines, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted through a comprehensive literature search in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase databases until December 5, 2023. Inclusion criteria encompassed studies reporting diagnostic accuracy measures of ultrasound in pediatric patients with nasal bone fractures. Data extraction and analysis were undertaken for the selected studies. Involving four studies with 277 patients, ultrasound demonstrated a pooled sensitivity of 66.1% (95% CI: 35.1-87.5%) and specificity of 86.8% (95% CI: 80.1-91.4%) in diagnosing pediatric nasal fractures. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was 0.88 (95% CI: 0.72-0.93). After excluding an outlier study, sensitivity and specificity increased to 78.0% (95% CI: 65.6-86.9%) and 87.8 (95% CI: 78.1-93.6%), respectively, with an AUC of 0.79 (95% CI: 0.75-0.94). Pooled positive and negative likelihood ratios were 5.11 (95% CI: 2.12-9.15) and 0.40 (95% CI: 0.14-0.77) before exclusion and 6.75 (95% CI: 3.47-12.30) and 0.26 (95% CI: 0.15-0.40) after exclusion of an outlier study, respectively. This study highlighted ultrasonography's utility in diagnosing pediatric nasal bone fractures with high accuracy and specificity. However, caution is advised in relying solely on ultrasound due to suboptimal overall diagnostic performance, evident in likelihood ratios.</p>","PeriodicalId":11623,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"417-428"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11130032/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140305223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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CT pulmonary angiography in the emergency department: utilization and positivity rates during various phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. 急诊科 CT 肺血管造影:COVID-19 大流行各阶段的使用率和阳性率。
IF 2.2
Emergency Radiology Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-23 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02218-0
Vamshi K Mugu, Brendan M Carr, Michael C Olson, Ashish Khandelwal
{"title":"CT pulmonary angiography in the emergency department: utilization and positivity rates during various phases of the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Vamshi K Mugu, Brendan M Carr, Michael C Olson, Ashish Khandelwal","doi":"10.1007/s10140-024-02218-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10140-024-02218-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the trends in utilization and results of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA study) for detection of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) in the Emergency Department (ED) during different phases of COVID-19 public health emergency.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective review of CTPA studies ordered through our ED in the months of March through May during five consecutive years from 2019 to 2023, designated as pre-pandemic, early, ongoing, recovery, and post-pandemic periods respectively. Collected characteristics included patient age, patient sex, and result of the study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The utilization of CTPA studies for ED patients increased during the early, ongoing, and recovery periods. CTPA study utilization in the post-pandemic period was not significantly different from the pre-pandemic period (p = 0.08). No significant difference in CTPA study utilization was noted in the other periods when stratified by age group or sex, compared to the pre-pandemic period. The positivity rate of acute PE in ED patients was not significantly different in other periods compared to the pre-pandemic period.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>At our institution, the utilization and positivity rates of CTPA studies for the ED patients were not significantly different in the post-pandemic period compared to the pre-pandemic period. While studies spanning a larger timeframe and involving multiple institutions are needed to test the applicability of this observation to a wider patient population beyond our defined post-pandemic period, we conclude that our study provides some confidence to the ordering provider and the radiologist in embracing the end of COVID-19 public health emergency by the WHO and the United States HHS with respect to CTPA studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":11623,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"293-301"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140193605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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MRI characteristics of radiographically occult femoral neck fractures in trauma patients with ipsilateral femoral shaft fractures. 同侧股骨干骨折的外伤患者放射学上隐匿性股骨颈骨折的磁共振成像特征。
IF 2.2
Emergency Radiology Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02221-5
Stephen Neville, Nathan Rogers, Stephen Warner, Nicholas M Beckmann
{"title":"MRI characteristics of radiographically occult femoral neck fractures in trauma patients with ipsilateral femoral shaft fractures.","authors":"Stephen Neville, Nathan Rogers, Stephen Warner, Nicholas M Beckmann","doi":"10.1007/s10140-024-02221-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10140-024-02221-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Ipsilateral femoral neck fractures can be seen alongside femoral shaft fractures in high-velocity trauma patients. These neck fractures are often occult on radiographs and CT, and can have a significant impact on patient outcomes if not treated promptly. Limited protocol pelvic MRI has been used to increase sensitivity for these occult fractures. Detailed characterization of these fractures on MRI is lacking.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>427 consecutive trauma patients presenting to our emergency department who had known femoral diaphyseal fractures but no ipsilateral femoral neck fracture on radiographs or CT were included in this study. These patients were scanned using a limited protocol MRI with coronal T1 and coronal STIR sequences. Presence of an ipsilateral femoral neck fracture and imaging characteristics of the fracture were obtained.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>31 radiographically occult ipsilateral femoral neck fractures were found, representing 7% of all cases. All neck fractures were incomplete. All fractures originated along the lateral cortex of the femoral neck and extended medially towards the junction of the medial femoral neck and the lesser trochanter. 58% (18/31) were vertical in orientation. 61% (19/31) did not demonstrate any appreciate edema on STIR images.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Implementation of limited protocol MRI protocol increases sensitivity for detection of femoral neck fractures in the setting of ipsilateral femoral shaft fractures not seen on radiograph or CT imaging. We describe the characteristic MR imaging features of these fractures.</p>","PeriodicalId":11623,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"313-320"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140305224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Novel illuminoss photodynamic bone stabilization system: normal and post-operative complication imaging findings in the emergency setting. 新型 illuminoss 光动力骨稳定系统:急诊情况下的正常和术后并发症成像结果。
IF 2.2
Emergency Radiology Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-23 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02215-3
Bryan Nixon, Sara Stewart, Brooke Crawford, Thomas Temple, Felipe Munera, Jean Jose
{"title":"Novel illuminoss photodynamic bone stabilization system: normal and post-operative complication imaging findings in the emergency setting.","authors":"Bryan Nixon, Sara Stewart, Brooke Crawford, Thomas Temple, Felipe Munera, Jean Jose","doi":"10.1007/s10140-024-02215-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10140-024-02215-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The mainstay orthopedic surgical technique for fracture fixation involves metal plates, screws, and rods. While these methods are effective, they exhibit high rates of complications within specific populations, particularly among patients with pathologic and insufficiency fractures. IlluminOss represents a novel photodynamic bone stabilization system, approved for use in multiple countries, that serves as an alternative to traditional fracture fixation approaches for patients experiencing pathologic, traumatic, and fragility fractures. Despite the initial success of the system in fostering fracture healing, no study has comprehensively examined the radiological attributes of the IlluminOss Stabilization system thus far. The emergency radiologist is often the first point of imaging identification and interpretation for patients presenting with suspected postoperative complications, requiring evolving knowledge of both expected and atypical appearances for novel surgical implants. This manuscript's objective is to delve into the design and clinical application of IlluminOss, scrutinize relevant normal imaging findings across various modalities, and delineate potential complications associated with the IlluminOss Stabilization system for traumatic, pathologic, and fragility fractures that are increasingly encountered in the emergency department setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":11623,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"381-390"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140193606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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