COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY RADIOLOGY: Trauma, Acute Imaging, Critical Diagnosis, and Interventional Management

Comprehensive Emergency Radiology: Trauma, Acute Imaging, Critical Diagnosis, and Interventional Management is a practical guide to the imaging challenges that arise when patients present with acute illness or serious injury and decisions often need to be made quickly.

From major trauma and neurological emergencies to thoracic, cardiovascular, abdominal, pelvic, genitourinary, and gynecologic conditions, this book brings together the key imaging findings that can help clinicians recognize urgent and potentially life-threatening conditions. It also addresses pediatric emergencies, vascular conditions, and the role of interventional radiology in acute care.

The book takes a practical, clinically focused approach to emergency imaging, including:

Choosing the most appropriate imaging modality and protocol for an acute presentation Assessing polytrauma and other potentially life-threatening injuries Recognizing important findings on CT, MRI, ultrasound, and radiography Applying injury-grading systems and structured reporting approaches Identifying imaging findings that may require urgent surgical or interventional management Considering radiation exposure, contrast media, renal function, and pregnancy when planning imaging Understanding the growing role of teleradiology and artificial intelligence in emergency imaging Approaching imaging during disasters and mass-casualty situations The book also includes practical reference material, including emergency CT protocol tables, AAST organ-injury summaries, contrast-reaction management guidance, and structured reporting templates. A collection of illustrative case studies allows readers to work through representative emergency presentations and connect imaging findings with clinical decision-making.

Written for radiology residents, emergency radiology fellows, practicing radiologists, emergency physicians, trauma surgeons, interventional radiologists, radiographers, technologists, medical students, and other healthcare professionals, Comprehensive Emergency Radiology is designed to serve as a useful reference for understanding and approaching imaging in the acutely ill and injured patient.