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scout film: a radiograph exposed before contrast medium is given, such as the preliminary film for an angiogram, urogram, or barium contrast gastrointestinal examination. Synonym(s): scout radiograph
A “Scout film” of the abdomen is one obtained without the use of a contrast medium or any preparation on the part of the patient. Such an examination is usually an emergency procedure and is often done at the bedside. That it has not received the recognition it deserves is the fault of the roentgenologist, who has not brought its value as a diagnostic aid in acute abdominal conditions to ...
- Joseph Levitin
- 1946
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Sep 17, 2013 · Scout films can hold invaluable information and can be helpful in identifying potential life threatening conditions, without actually being added to the final images we see on CT scans [2]. Improved and better inter-professional communication can help deliver superior health care to patients. Ratna Makker, Consultant.
May 31, 2018 · Six to eleven percent of important findings are excluded in the CT FOV, and 2% of these can be seen on the scout film, thus highlighting its importance [].Leonard Berlin’s article, reviewing the CT scout view: medicolegal and ethical considerations, admits that the scout film is unlikely to demonstrate a significant abnormality; however, because 85 million CT scans are performed a year, the ...
- Mary M. Salvatore, Ronaldo Collo Go, A M Monica Pernia
- 2018
By definition, any stone visible on CT-scout film is likely to be radiopaque regard less of its location. The cut-off value at which urinary calculi not identified by CT Scout, but KUB radiographically opaque is set at 630 HU with the overall sensitivity of 82.2% and specificityof 96.9%.
Below is the "scout film" prior to a patient's chest CT. Normally lung fields should be dark-colored - like on patient's left chest (viewer's right). The "white out" on the right side of the patient's chest is a pleural effusion. Weird with him wearing glasses. It's almost as if the patient is looking down at.
May 29, 2022 · What is a Location Scout in Film? Location Scout definition. Unless your entire production is being shot in a sound stage, locations need to be found. But even then, the director and production designer might need references for those sound stage sets. So it's safe to say that having someone in charge of finding the right spot for the shoot is ...
