Mariano Scaglione1,2,3, Raffaella Basilico4, Andrea Delli Pizzi4, Francesca Iacobellis5, Elizabeth Dick6, Stefan Wirth7, Ulrich Linsenmaier8, Cem Calli9, Ferco H Berger10, Koenraad H Nieboer11, Ana Blanco Barrio12, Maureen Dumba6, Roberto Grassi13, Katarzyna Katulska14, Gerd Schueller15, Michael N Patlas16, Andrea Laghi17, Mario Muto18, Refky Nicola19, Marc Zins20, Vittorio Miele21, Richard Hartley1,2, Douglas S Katz22, Lorenzo Derchi23,24. 1. Department of Radiology, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK. 2. School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley, UK. 3. Department of Radiology, Pineta Grande Hospital, Castel Volturno, CE, Italy. 4. Department of Neuroscience Imaging and Clinical Science, Gabriele D'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy. 5. Department of General and Emergency Radiology, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, Antonio Cardarelli St 9, 80131, Naples, Italy. iacobellisf@gmail.com. 6. Department of Radiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK. 7. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Schwarzwald-Baar Hospital, Klinikstr. 11, 78052, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany. 8. Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, HELIOS Klinikum Munich West and Munich Perlach, Munich, Germany. 9. Radiology Department, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. 10. Department of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada. 11. Departement of Radiology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussels (UZ Brussel), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium. 12. Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Sección de Radiología de Urgencias, Hospital G.U. Morales Meseguer, Av. Marqués de los Vélez s/n, 30008, Murcia, Spain. 13. Department of Radiology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy. 14. Department of Radiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. 15. ERS Emergency Radiology Schueller, 6302, Zug, Switzerland. 16. Department of Radiology, Hamilton General Hospital, 237 Barton Street East, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 2X2, Canada. 17. Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences and Translational Medicine, "Sapienza" - University of Rome, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy. 18. Department of Neuroradiology, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, Antonio Cardarelli St 9, 80131, Naples, Italy. 19. Department of Radiology, SUNY-Upstate University and Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, USA. 20. Radiology Department, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France. 21. Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. 22. Department of Radiology, NYU Wintrop Hospital, Mineola, NY, USA. 23. Department of Health Sciences, Radiology Section, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. 24. Department of Emergency Radiology, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
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OBJECTIVES: To obtain information from radiology departments throughout Europe regarding the practice of emergency radiology METHODS: A survey which comprised of 24 questions was developed and made available online. The questionnaire was sent to 1097 chairs of radiology departments throughout Europe using the ESR database. All data were collected and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics software, version 20 (IBM). RESULTS: A total of 1097 radiologists were asked to participate, 109 responded to our survey. The response rate was 10%. From our survey, 71.6% of the hospitals had more than 500 beds. Ninety-eight percent of hospitals have an active teaching affiliation. In large trauma centers, emergency radiology was considered a dedicated section. Fifty-three percent of institutions have dedicated emergency radiology sections. Less than 30% had all imaging modalities available. Seventy-nine percent of institutions have 24/7 coverage by staff radiologists. Emergency radiologists interpret cross-sectional body imaging, US scans, and basic CT/MRI neuroimaging in more than 50% of responding institutions. Cardiac imaging examinations/procedures are usually performed by cardiologist in 53% of institutions, while non-cardiac vascular procedures are largely performed and interpreted by interventional radiologists. Most people consider the European Diploma in Emergency Radiology an essential tool to advance the education and the dissemination of information within the specialty of emergency radiology. CONCLUSION: Emergency radiologists have an active role in the emergency medical team. Indeed, based upon our survey, they have to interact with emergency physicians and surgeons in the management of critically ill patients. A broad skillset from ultrasonography and basic neuroimaging is required. KEY POINTS: • At most major trauma centers in Europe, emergency imaging is currently performed by all radiologists in specific units who are designated in the emergency department. • Radiologists in the emergency section at present have a broad skillset, which includes cross-sectional body imaging, ultrasonography, and basic neuroimaging of the brain and spine. • A dedicated curriculum that certifies a subspecialty in emergency radiology with a diploma offered by the European Society of Emergency Radiology demonstrates a great interest by the vast majority of the respondents.
OBJECTIVES: To obtain information from radiology departments throughout Europe regarding the practice of emergency radiology METHODS: A survey which comprised of 24 questions was developed and made available online. The questionnaire was sent to 1097 chairs of radiology departments throughout Europe using the ESR database. All data were collected and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics software, version 20 (IBM). RESULTS: A total of 1097 radiologists were asked to participate, 109 responded to our survey. The response rate was 10%. From our survey, 71.6% of the hospitals had more than 500 beds. Ninety-eight percent of hospitals have an active teaching affiliation. In large trauma centers, emergency radiology was considered a dedicated section. Fifty-three percent of institutions have dedicated emergency radiology sections. Less than 30% had all imaging modalities available. Seventy-nine percent of institutions have 24/7 coverage by staff radiologists. Emergency radiologists interpret cross-sectional body imaging, US scans, and basic CT/MRI neuroimaging in more than 50% of responding institutions. Cardiac imaging examinations/procedures are usually performed by cardiologist in 53% of institutions, while non-cardiac vascular procedures are largely performed and interpreted by interventional radiologists. Most people consider the European Diploma in Emergency Radiology an essential tool to advance the education and the dissemination of information within the specialty of emergency radiology. CONCLUSION: Emergency radiologists have an active role in the emergency medical team. Indeed, based upon our survey, they have to interact with emergency physicians and surgeons in the management of critically illpatients. A broad skillset from ultrasonography and basic neuroimaging is required. KEY POINTS: • At most major trauma centers in Europe, emergency imaging is currently performed by all radiologists in specific units who are designated in the emergency department. • Radiologists in the emergency section at present have a broad skillset, which includes cross-sectional body imaging, ultrasonography, and basic neuroimaging of the brain and spine. • A dedicated curriculum that certifies a subspecialty in emergency radiology with a diploma offered by the European Society of Emergency Radiology demonstrates a great interest by the vast majority of the respondents.
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