Thoracic aortic dissection classification among radiologists and surgeons and management trends
Grant J, Allen A, Traube L, Levsky J, Haramati L. Thoracic aortic dissection classification among radiologists and surgeons and management trends. Emergency Radiology 2020, 28: 297-301. PMID: 33025220, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-020-01861-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRadiologistsRetrospective StudiesSurgeonsConceptsIntramural hematomaAortic dissectionDiscrepancy rateMean age 60Stanford type AElectronic health recordsB dissectionMedical managementStanford classificationPatient managementAge 60B classificationDissectionHealth recordsSurgeonsRadiology reportsType ARadiologistsCTHematomaObjectiveToManagementResultsNewlyImplementation of an aortic dissection CT protocol with clinical decision support aimed at decreasing radiation exposure by reducing routine abdominopelvic imaging
Patel V, Fruauff A, Esses D, Lipsitz E, Levsky J, Haramati L. Implementation of an aortic dissection CT protocol with clinical decision support aimed at decreasing radiation exposure by reducing routine abdominopelvic imaging. Clinical Imaging 2020, 67: 108-112. PMID: 32559680, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute aortic syndromeAortic dissectionAortic syndromeClinical decision supportED patientsChest/abdomen/pelvisRadiation doseDiagnostic accuracyStudy periodTotal ED populationMedian radiation doseAbdomen/pelvisRoutine abdominopelvicVs. 3.7ED populationContrast doseDiagnostic yieldRetrospective analysisCT scanCT protocolPatientsDissectionRadiation exposureDoseScreening protocol