Yield of pelvic CT in emergency department patients undergoing CT torso for generalized or multiple complaints

ConclusionIn ED patients undergoing chest CTA for chest pain or suspected PE combined with abdominopelvic CT, the presence of acute pelvic-related pathology not visualized on abdominal CT is low. For this ED patient cohort, pelvic CT may not be necessary in men with normal WBC and a low pre-imaging clinical suspicion for acute pelvic pathology.
Source: Emergency Radiology - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research