MRI Pituitary/Sella — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Dedicated thin-slice MRI of the sella with dynamic contrast-enhanced sequences to detect and characterize pituitary microadenomas, macroadenomas, and…
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MRI Brain Seizure/Epilepsy — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Dedicated brain MRI with high-resolution coronal hippocampal sequences and 3D volumetric T1 for epilepsy localization. Workup of first-time seizure,…
MRI Brain Stroke Protocol — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Fast multimodal MRI for acute stroke — DWI, FLAIR, T2*, MRA brain, perfusion (PWI). Most sensitive test for acute infarct; alternative to CT-based stroke…
MRI Brain With and Without Contrast — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Routine brain MRI plus pre and post-gadolinium T1 sequences. The diagnostic gold standard for brain tumor, infection, infectious meningitis, MS with…
CT Maxillofacial (Trauma) — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Thin-section non-contrast CT of the facial skeleton with multiplanar reformations to characterize facial fractures (Le Fort, ZMC tripod,…
CT Trauma Pan-Scan (CAP + Spine) — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Comprehensive contrast-enhanced CT covering head, cervical spine, chest, abdomen, pelvis, and thoracic+lumbar spine in a single visit for major blunt…
CT Extremity (Upper or Lower) — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Targeted helical CT of an extremity for fracture detail, pre-operative planning, occult fracture detection, and hardware evaluation.
CT Lumbar Spine — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Non-contrast helical CT of the lumbar spine — primarily for trauma fracture detection, hardware evaluation, and bony spine assessment when MRI is…
CT Thoracic Spine — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Non-contrast helical CT of the thoracic spine for trauma fracture detection, hardware evaluation, and bony spine assessment when MRI is contraindicated.
CT Cervical Spine — Dictation, Appropriateness, and Dose for Residents
Non-contrast helical CT of the cervical spine — first-line imaging for acute cervical trauma (replaced XR in adults), evaluates fractures, alignment, and…