Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Section 1: CT emergencies -- 1. Head -- 1.1 General principles -- 1.2 Acute subarachnoid hemorrhage -- 1.3 Acute subdural hematoma -- 1.4 Extradural hematoma -- 1.5 Traumatic parenchymal brain injury -- 1.6 Intracerebral/cerebellar hemorrhage -- 1.7 Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis -- 1.8 Ischemic brain injury -- 1.9 Bacterial meningitis -- 1.10 Encephalitis -- 1.11 Cerebral abscess -- 1.12 Hydrocephalus -- 1.13 Intracranial aneurysm -- 1.14 Hypoxicanoxic brain injury -- 1.15 Carotid/vertebral artery 1.16 Miscellaneous -- 2 Cardiovascular and chest -- 2.1 General principles -- 2.2 Chest trauma -- 2.3 Acute aortic dissection/ intramural hematoma -- 2.4 Traumatic aortic injury -- 2.5 Traumatic peripheral vascular injury -- 2.6 Endovascular aortic stent graft -- 2.7 Acute pulmonary embolism -- 2.8 Aortic aneurysm/rupture -- 2.9 Coronary artery imaging -- 2.10 Pleural empyema -- 2.11 Acute mediastinitis -- 2.12 Esophageal perforation/ dissection -- 2.13 Superior vena cava syndrome -- 2.14 Mesenteric vascular ischemia/ occlusion -- 2.15 Spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema -- 2.16 Miscellaneous: Stridor -- 3. Abdomen and pelvis -- 3.1 General principles -- 3.2 Abdominal trauma general principles -- 3.3 Spleen trauma -- 3.4 Liver trauma -- 3.5 Renal trauma -- 3.6 Pancreatic trauma -- 3.7 Bladder trauma -- 3.8 Bowel trauma -- 3.9 Intra-abdominal hemorrhage -- 3.10 Intra-abdominal collection -- 3.11 Acute appendicitis -- 3.12 Acute pancreatitis -- 3.13 Acute renal/ureteric colic -- 3.14 Bowel perforation -- 3.15 Acute inflammatory bowel disease -- 3.16 Bowel ischemia -- 3.17 Small bowel obstruction -- 3.18 Diverticulitis and diverticular abscess -- Section 2: Other emergencies -- 4. Ultrasound -- 4.1 General principles -- 4.2 Abdominal trauma -- 4.3 Pleural empyema -- 4.4 Acute cholecystitis -- 4.5 Gallbladder empyema -- 4.6 Liver abscess -- 4.7 Obstructive jaundice -- 4.8 Biliary stent -- 4.9 Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPSS) -- 4.10 Hydro/pyonephrosis -- 4.11 Acute renal failure (ARF) -- 4.12 Renal vein thrombosis -- 4.13 Intra-abdominal collection -- 4.14 Acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) -- 4.15 Femoral artery pseudoaneurysm -- 4.16 Abdominal aortic aneurysm -- 4.17 Carotid artery dissection -- 4.18 Normal pregnancy -- 4.19 Emergencies in pregnancy -- 4.20 Follicular cyst -- 4.21 Ovarian torsion -- 4.22 Liver transplant -- 4.23 Kidney transplant -- 4.24 Pancreatic transplant -- 4.25 Pericardial effusion -- 4.26 Bacterial endocarditis -- 4.27 Appendicitis -- 4.28 Pancreatitis -- 4.29 Testicular torsion and acute epididymo-orchitis -- 4.30 Psoas abscess and hematoma -- 5. Fluoroscopy -- 5.1 General principles -- 5.2 Spontaneous esophageal perforation -- 5.3 Esophageal anastomotic leak -- 5.4 Esophageal dissection -- 5.5 Gastric volvulus -- 5.6 Small bowel obstruction -- 5.7 Large bowel emergencies -- 5.8 Diverticulitis -- 5.9 Bowel perforation -- 5.10 Nephrostogram -- 5.11 Ascending urethrogram -- 5.12 Cystogram -- 5.13 Intravenous urography -- 5.14 Pegogram -- 6. Magnetic resonance imaging -- 6.1 G.