50 Imaging Studies Every Doctor Should Know

Christoph Lee is an Associate Professor of Radiology and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Services at the University of Washington and the Director of the Center for Cancer Imaging Outcomes at the Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research in Seattle, Washington. Health, Seattle, Washington

Section I: Headache

1. CT for Minor Head Injury: The New Orleans Criteria

2. Identifying Children with Low-Risk Head Injuries Who Do Not Require CT

3. Rule Out Subarachnoid Hemorrhage for Headache

4. MRI versus CT for Detecting Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Stroke Patients: The HEME Study

5. Quantitative CT Score in Predicting Outcome of Hyperacute Stroke: The ASPECTS Study

6. Imaging Selection and Endovascular Treatment for Ischemic Stroke: The MR RESCUE Trial

7. Imaging Tests for Diagnosis of Carotid Artery Stenosis

8. Carotid Artery Stenosis Screening

Section II: Back Pain

9. Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Spinal Fractures: The INVEST Trial

10. Cervical Spine Imaging in Blunt Trauma Patients: The NEXUS Study

11. Cervical Spine Imaging in Alert and Stable Trauma Patients: Validation of the Canadian C-Spine Rule

12. MRI for Low Back Pain

13. Abnormal MRI of the Lumbar Spine without Back Pain

14. Follow-up MRI for Sciatica

15. Early Imaging for Back Pain in Older Adults: The BOLD Study

Section III: Chest Pain

16. CT for Pulmonary Embolism: The PIOPED II Trial

17. Diagnosing Acute Pulmonary Embolism: The Christopher Study

18. CT Angiography Versus V/Q Scans to Rule Out Pulmonary Embolism

19. Screening for Coronary Artery Disease in Asymptomatic Patients with Diabetes: The DIAD Study

20. Diagnostic Performance of CT Coronary Angiography: The CorE 64 Study

21. CT Angiography for Discharge of Acute Coronary Syndrome

22. Coronary CT Angiography in Acute Chest Pain: The ROMICAT-II Trial

23. Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Risk Classification

Section IV: Abdominal and Pelvic Pain

24. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening: The MASS Study

25. Imaging Appendicitis in Children

26. Low-Dose CT for Suspected Appendicitis in Young Adults

27. Multidetector CT for Acute Appendicitis in Adults

28. Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroids: The REST Trial

29. Imaging for Suspected Nephrolithiasis: The STONE Trial

30. Imaging-Guided Biopsy for Diagnosing Prostate Cancer

Section V: Bone, Joint, and Extremity Pain

31. Decision Rules for Imaging Acute Ankle Injuries: The Ottawa Ankle Rules

32. Decision Rules for Imaging Acute Knee Injuries: The Ottawa Knee Rules

33. Incidental Meniscal Findings on Knee MRI

34. Decision Rules for Bone Densitometry Testing

35. Repeat Bone Mineral Density Screening and Osteoporotic Fracture Prediction

36. Ultrasound for Diagnosing Suspected Deep Vein Thrombosis

Section VI: Cancer Screening and Management

37. The Cochrane Review of Screening Mammography

38. Breast Cancer Screening in Younger and Older Average-Risk Women

39. Efficacy of Screening Breast MRI for High-Risk Women: The MRISC Study

40. Performance of Digital Versus Screen-Film Mammography: The DMIST Trial

41. Breast MRI for Women with Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer: The ACRIN 6667 Trial

42. Supplemental Ultrasound Screening for Women at Increased Breast Cancer Risk: The ACRIN 6666 Trial

43. Chest Radiograph Screening for Lung Cancer: The PLCO Cancer Screening Trial

44. Low-Dose CT Screening for Lung Cancer: The NLST Trial

45. Management of Lung Nodules Detected by CT

46. 3D CT Colonography for Colorectal Cancer Screening

47. National CT Colonography Trial: The ACRIN 6664 Trial

Section VII: Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging

48. Cancer Risk from Pediatric CT

49. Imaging Utilization Trends and Radiation Exposure

50. Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation from Medical Imaging