Head and Neck CTA Utilization: Analysis of Ordering Frequency and Nonroutine Results Communication, With Focus on the 50 Most Common Emergency Department Clinical Presentations.
Tu LH, Malhotra A, Venkatesh AK, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. Head and Neck CTA Utilization: Analysis of Ordering Frequency and Nonroutine Results Communication, With Focus on the 50 Most Common Emergency Department Clinical Presentations. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2021, 218: 544-551. PMID: 34585611, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.21.26543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck CTAED visitsEmergency departmentNonroutine communicationSingle health care systemAdult ED visitsSubset of reportsRadiologist communicationResult communicationPatient's chief concernHealth care systemFrequency of headCTA utilizationAcute findingsClinical presentationED settingPatient selectionIncidental findingClinical impactCTA examinationsCare systemCTAVisitsHigher numberNegative results