HRCT Chest (High-Resolution) — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Thin-slice non-contrast CT of the lungs at end-inspiration with optional expiratory and prone phases. The diagnostic gold standard for interstitial lung…
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CT Chest Without Contrast — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Non-contrast CT of the chest for pulmonary nodule follow-up, lung parenchymal disease evaluation, and patients in whom contrast is contraindicated. Often…
CT Chest with IV Contrast — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Single-acquisition contrast-enhanced CT of the chest in portal venous phase. Workhorse for chest masses, pneumonia evaluation, mediastinal pathology,…
CT 4D Parathyroid — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Multiphase contrast CT of the neck and upper mediastinum exploiting unique enhancement kinetics of parathyroid adenomas — rapid arterial enhancement and…
CT Facial Bones — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
High-resolution non-contrast CT of the facial bones with sagittal, coronal, and 3D reformats. The diagnostic gold standard for facial trauma evaluation…
CT Orbits — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
High-resolution CT of the orbits for trauma (fracture, foreign body), orbital cellulitis, mass workup, and proptosis evaluation.
CT Temporal Bones — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Sub-millimeter high-resolution non-contrast CT of the temporal bones for hearing loss, otitis media, cholesteatoma, ossicular pathology, and…
CT Sinus (Limited or Complete) — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
High-resolution non-contrast CT of the paranasal sinuses with thin coronal reformats. Gold standard for chronic sinusitis evaluation, polyposis, FESS…
CT Neck Soft Tissue with Contrast — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Contrast-enhanced CT of the soft tissues of the neck for masses, infections, lymphadenopathy, and post-surgical evaluation.
CT Stroke Protocol (CT + CTA + CTP) — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Three-component time-critical CT protocol — non-contrast CT excludes hemorrhage, CTA Head/Neck identifies large-vessel occlusion, and CT perfusion…