Radiological Reporting of Urgencies Related to Medical Devices: Commentary on a Possible Systematic Approach

Abstract

Most medical devices are routinely recognized on radiological images and described as normal findings in the radiological report, but sometimes they can cause patient access to the emergency department. Multiple possible complications have been described and most of them require prompt recognition by radiologists for proper clinical management. This commentary proposes a systematic approach to radiological reporting of the most common emergent complications related to medical devices with the intent to avoid the omission of important findings in the final radiological report.

Keywords

• medical device
• complication
• emergency department
• CT
• X-ray
• radiology checklist