Imaging in Critical Care Units: A Diagnostic and Management Tool

In Critical Care Units, imaging plays a vital role in diagnosis and management. Portable radiography is the most commonly requested imaging modality, offering valuable insights in differentiating common clinical scenarios, fluid management, and handling life-support lines and tubes.

While computerized tomography is reserved for more complex situations, it significantly assists with decision-making, particularly when it comes to invasive procedures. Portable ultrasound has also found numerous indications in critically-ill patients, providing diagnostic aid and guiding bedside procedures.

Course Objectives and Target Audience

This comprehensive course is designed for radiologists at all training levels with an interest in ICU imaging. Upon completing the course, learners will be able to:

• Review the risk factors and causes of nosocomial pulmonary infection
• Discuss common circulatory assist devices used in the ICU, common indications for use, and mechanisms of action
• Discuss neuroimaging evaluation in patients presenting with delirium
• Review safety assessment using ultrasound

Course Modules and Faculty Disclosures

The course is divided into two modules, each presented by a team of expert faculty.

Module 1

• Mark Parker has nothing to disclose
• Benjamin Zalta has nothing to disclose
• Ami Rubinowitz has nothing to disclose
• Charles White is a member of the advisory board for Riverain Medical
• Tami Bang has nothing to disclose

Module 2

• Arun Krishnaraj has nothing to disclose
• Alison Smith has nothing to disclose
• Miral Jhaveri has nothing to disclose
• Evan Stein has nothing to disclose
• Viera Lakticova has nothing to disclose

By the end of this course, radiologists will gain a deeper understanding of the utility of imaging in diagnosis, problem-solving, and facilitating procedures in critically ill patients, covering a variety of illnesses involving different body organs commonly encountered in the ICU setting.