More articles from Imaging in Practice

  • Imaging’s roles in acute pancreatitis
    Brian R. Herts, MD, David M. Einstein, MD, Tina Bolek, MD, Mark E. Baker, MD and R. Matthew Walsh, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2006, 73 (9) 857-862;

    A 50-year-old man presents with severe upper-abdominal pain radiating to the back with nausea and vomiting. His serum amylase and lipase levels are markedly elevated. Should he have any imaging tests, and if so, which ones?

  • Diagnostic imaging:Radiation dose and patients’ concerns
    Daniel Lockwood, MD, David Einstein, MD and William Davros, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2006, 73 (6) 583-586;

    Radiologic procedures carry small but real risks from radiation exposure. What should we tell patients?

  • A patient with acute flank pain
    Jana B. Horner, MD, David M. Einstein, MD and Brian R. Herts, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2005, 72 (12) 1102-1104;

    With all of the imaging options, which is the best way to assess for renal calculi in the acute setting?

  • Diagnostic imaging approach to pulmonary embolism
    Joseph W. Stengel, DO and Ruffin J. Graham, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2005, 72 (9) 821-824;

    A man with cancer presents with new dyspnea and low-grade fever. What is the best diagnostic approach?

  • Imaging in acute brain infarction
    Bryson Borg, MD and Thomas J. Masaryk, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2005, 72 (7) 579-585;

    A 77-year-old woman is brought by ambulance to the emergency department with suspected acute stroke. Which imaging test is recommended, and why?

  • New Series
    Brian R. Herts, MD and David M. Einstein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2005, 72 (7) 578;

    Each article begins with an actual case and focuses on how imaging should be used to establish or exclude a particular diagnosis, with emphasis on the care of the patient.

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