Imaging in the Emergency Department

This categorical course will focus on advanced interpretive skills across a wide range of emergencies, including cardiopulmonary, abdominal, genitourinary, neuroradiology, and musculoskeletal cases. Through real-life clinical scenarios, expert-led discussions, and an interactive unknown case presentation session, you’ll gain practical insights into optimizing study performance and avoiding diagnostic errors. Join top emergency radiologists to sharpen your skills and improve your clinical outcomes in this vital area of practice.

Learning Outcomes

  • Learn about the appropriate use of emergency imaging across a broad spectrum of topics via an organ-based approach
  • Review up-to-date emergency imaging protocols using a variety of imaging modalities
  • Identify typical and atypical emergency presentations of a variety of disorders, injuries and diseases
  • Recognize potential pitfalls in the performance and interpretation of emergency imaging studies

Due to the nature and granularity of this course, a separate registration fee is required in addition to your general registration fee that includes the accompanying book, featuring a corresponding chapter for each scheduled presentation. An electronic copy of the book is also included.

Course Directors

Ryan Short, MD

Felipe Munera, MD

Wayne Kubal, MD

Manickam Kumaravel, MD

Schedule

Sunday, April 27, 2025
10:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Categorical Course: Imaging in the Emergency Department: Cardiothoracic Emergencies: Blunt, Chest, Venous
This session focuses on acute thoracic emergencies, including penetrating and blunt trauma, acute chest pain, and pulmonary/venous thromboembolism.

F. Paes Acute Penetrating Thoracic Trauma
M. Parker Blunt Thoracic Trauma
S. Malik Acute Chest Pain
K. Marquis Imaging of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
1:00 PM — 3:00 PM
Categorical Course: Imaging in the Emergency Department: Cardiothoracic Emergencies: Aortic, Pneumonia, Pleural Infections
This session addresses essential imaging techniques for acute aortic syndromes, mediastinal emergencies, acute pneumonia, and pleural infections. Participants will gain insights into identifying critical features and complications in these urgent thoracic conditions to support prompt, effective clinical intervention.

F. Berger Acute Aortic Syndrome and Complications
M. Hammer Nonvascular Mediastinal Emergencies
J. Liu Imaging of Acute Pneumonia
K. Kuykendall Acute Presentations of Pleural Infections
3:30 PM — 5:30 PM
Categorical Course: Imaging in the Emergency Department: Cardiothoracic Emergencies: Surgical, Oncological, Emergent Interventions
This session explores the imaging and management of cardiothoracic surgical and oncologic emergencies, alongside guidelines for emergent interventions. It will conclude with unknown case presentations to challenge your diagnostic skills.

J. Mansour Cardiothoracic Surgical Emergencies
M. Naeem Cardiothoracic Oncologic Emergencies and Urgencies
R. Short Indications for Emergent Interventions
R. Short Five Unknown Case Presentations
Monday, April 28, 2025
7:30 AM — 9:30 AM
Categorical Course: Imaging in the Emergency Department: Abdominal and Genitourinary Emergencies: Obstruction, Failure, Diagnoses
This session provides key diagnostic strategies for managing acute abdominal presentations in trauma and emergency settings. This session covers the critical imaging of hepatic, pancreatic, splenic, bowel, and mesenteric trauma, along with essential CT insights into small bowel obstructions and acute biliary emergencies, including cholecystitis and pancreatitis.

C. LeBedis Hepatic, Pancreatic, and Splenic Trauma
F. Munera Bowel and Mesenteric Injuries in the Trauma Setting
C. Menias CT of Small Bowel Obstruction: What the Surgeon Wants to Know
H. Yu Acute Abdomen: Biliary Emergencies, Cholecystitis, Pancreatitis
10:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Categorical Course: Imaging in the Emergency Department: Abdominal and Genitourinary Emergencies: Renal, Pelvis Pain, Pregnancy
This session focuses on imaging strategies for acute gastrointestinal bleeding, acute pelvic pain—including ovarian cyst rupture, torsion, and pelvic inflammatory disease—and nontraumatic genitourinary emergencies.

M. Rajput Acute Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding
M. Revzin Acute Pelvic Pain: Ovarian Cyst Rupture, Torsion, PID, and Mimics
A. Gibson Nontraumatic Genitourinary Emergencies
M. Revzin 5 Unknown Case Presentations with audience response
1:00 PM — 3:00 PM
Categorical Course: Imaging in the Emergency Department: Abdominal and Genitourinary Emergencies: Scrotum, Oncological, Emergent Procedures
This session covers imaging of genitourinary tract trauma, oncologic emergencies, and the acute abdomen, with a focus on potentially missed or delayed diagnoses of the luminal gastrointestinal tract on routine protocol CT. Participants will learn to identify critical conditions that may be overlooked in emergency imaging.

S. Steenburg Genitourinary Tract Trauma
D. Galan Alonso Oncologic Emergencies
D. Katz The Acute Abdomen: Potentially Missed or Delayed Diagnoses of the Luminal Gastrointestinal Tract on Routine-Protocol CT
F. Munera Five Unknown Case Presentations
3:30 PM — 5:30 PM
Categorical Course: Imaging in the Emergency Department: Neurologic Emergencies- Stroke and Infections
This session covers neurologic emergencies, including acute stroke in the ER with essential imaging techniques, commonly missed spine injuries, an overview of CNS infections for general radiologists, and planning for mass casualties and disruptive disasters.

K. Fink Acute Stroke in the Emergency Department: Imaging Essentials
M. Bernstein Easily Missed Spine Injuries
W. Kubal An Overview of CNS Infection for the General Radiologist
R. Bilow Planning for Mass Casualties and Other Disruptive Disasters
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
7:30 AM — 9:30 AM
Categorical Course: Imaging in the Emergency Department: Musculoskeletal Emergencies- Fractures and Infections
This session focuses on musculoskeletal emergencies, including imaging patterns and approaches for fractures in the elderly, commonly missed fractures of the upper extremity, and musculoskeletal infections in the ER. Five unknown case presentations in musculoskeletal emergencies will be reviewed to challenge diagnostic skills.

S. Raniga Fractures in the Elderly: Imaging Patterns and Approach
C. Sandstrom Most Commonly Missed Fractures in the Upper Extremity
M. Kumaravel Musculoskeletal Infections
M. Kumaravel Five Unknown Case Presentations

ARRS is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education activities for physicians.

The ARRS designates this other (live and enduring) activity for a maximum of 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.