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Midgut volvulus (MV) is a surgical emergency conventionally diagnosed with fluoroscopy. Ultrasonography (US) is an alternate method to expedite diagnosis when a radiologist is not on-site, but can be limited by interpreter and sonographer familiarity with the key findings needed to make the diagnosis. The primary objective of this study was to see if a newly-designed curriculum improved trainee knowledge of US for midgut volvulus. Read More
Meeting name: SPR 2020 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2020
Authors: Nguyen Haithuy, Mehollin-ray Amy, Sammer Marla
Keywords: education, resident, ultrasound
In our pediatric radiology department, radiographs (XR) are the shared responsibility of body radiologists, expected to be read in addition to daily modality-based or site-specific assignments. Due to concerns that the increasing XR volume was unevenly shared amongst colleagues, a software intervention was developed to improve weekday 7am-5pm workload balance by auto-distributing exams at 10-minute intervals during peak hours to rotation worklists within PACS; a cap of 20 distributed exams to each target worklist was set. Metrics to evaluate the intervention’s effectiveness were assessed. Additionally, as there was concern that assigning exams may result in slower turnaround times (TATs) and increased errors, TATs and error rates were evaluated. Read More
Meeting name: SPR 2020 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2020
Authors: Sammer Marla, Hayatghaibi Shireen, Nguyen Haithuy, Sher Andrew
Keywords: turnaround time, informatics, radiographs
Rapid detection and accurate diagnosis of midgut volvulus are crucial due to the risk of bowel infarction with delayed diagnosis. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of abdominal ultrasound (US) for midgut volvulus in the clinical setting of multiple sonographers and radiologists. Read More
Meeting name: SPR 2020 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2020
Authors: Nguyen Haithuy, Guillerman R, Orth Robert, Seghers Victor, Bales Brandy, Sammer Marla
Keywords: Midgut volvulus, Malrotation, bowel
While a definitive conclusion regarding the optimal diagnostic strategy for midgut volvulus remains elusive, value can also be derived from cost. The purpose is to quantify and compare the monetary and time costs, from a provider perspective of imaging with Upper GI (UGI) versus Ultrasound (US) of children with suspected midgut volvulus. Read More
Meeting name: SPR 2020 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2020
Authors: Hayatghaibi Shireen, Sher Andrew, Varghese Varsha, Sammer Marla, Bales Brandy, Cano Melissa, Nguyen Haithuy
Amniotic fluid volume (AFV) measured by maximum vertical pocket (MVP) or amniotic fluid index (AFI), is a key indicator of fetoplacental well-being and is assessed by ultrasound (US) after 20 weeks’ gestational age (GA). Fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is sometimes performed in isolation, and there is no standard assessment of AFV by MRI. Our purpose is to assess the robustness of US AFV indices and interrater variability by MRI in patients with known normal indices at same day US. Read More
Meeting name: SPR 2020 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2020
Authors: Ketwaroo Pamela, Cassady Christopher, Nguyen Haithuy, Kralik Stephen, Espinoza Jimmy, Sangi Haleh, Mehollin-ray Amy
Keywords: Amniotic Fluid, Fetal, Polyhydramnios Oligohydramnios