{"id":25903,"date":"2020-01-11T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T23:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25903"},"modified":"2025-03-21T21:15:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T01:15:05","slug":"how-to-protocol-radiology-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25903","title":{"rendered":"How To Protocol Radiology Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#OVERVIEW\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> OVERVIEW<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#GUIDE_FOR_ORDERING_PROVIDERS\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> GUIDE FOR ORDERING PROVIDERS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#PROTOCOLING_NEURORADIOLOGY_STUDIES\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> PROTOCOLING NEURORADIOLOGY STUDIES<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#PROTOCOLING_CHEST-RADIOLOGY_STUDIES\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> PROTOCOLING CHEST-RADIOLOGY STUDIES<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#PROTOCOLING_ABDOMINAL_IMAGING_STUDIES\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> PROTOCOLING ABDOMINAL IMAGING STUDIES<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#PROTOCOLING_ULTRASOUND_STUDIES\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">6<\/span> PROTOCOLING ULTRASOUND STUDIES<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#PROTOCOLING_MSK_STUDIES\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">7<\/span> PROTOCOLING MSK STUDIES<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h5><span id=\"OVERVIEW\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OVERVIEW<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>This page helps summarize information that pertains on how to protocol imaging studies. Protocoling imaging studies refers to the radiologist making sure that ordered study is the correct one to address the study indication\/clinical question.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 793px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2021\/12\/02\/22\/15\/x-ray-6841384_1280.jpg\" alt=\"Free X-Ray Mri photo and picture\" width=\"803\" height=\"535\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are many different types of imaging studies that can be ordered. This page helps clarify which studies are the correct ones to order when (<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/x-ray-mri-ct-scan-6841384\/\">image source<\/a>).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Often times this topic can be confusing to ordering providers and new radiology trainees simply because it often times is not explained clearly. This page aims to address any confusion by providing a framework.<\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"GUIDE_FOR_ORDERING_PROVIDERS\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GUIDE FOR ORDERING PROVIDERS<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>While this page is organized in a format that is most useful to radiologists, a companion page has also been created for ordering providers. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25908\">Click here to view this guide: How To Order The Radiology Study That Bests Answers The Clinical Question<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"PROTOCOLING_NEURORADIOLOGY_STUDIES\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PROTOCOLING NEURORADIOLOGY STUDIES<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Here are common study indication\/study combinations that will be protocoled by the nueroradiology section:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25960\">CTA Of The Head And Neck<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>there are a few reasons to order a CTA of the head and neck. It can be ordered with a non-contrast CT scan, or can be ordered on its own to evaluate for vascular pathology (such as in the setting of trauma when there is concern for vascular injury).<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25989\">CT Venogram (CTV) Head<\/a>: <\/strong>typically a CTV of the head is ordered when there is concern for venous pathology in the head (such as traumatic injury, venous thrombus, etc).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span id=\"PROTOCOLING_CHEST-RADIOLOGY_STUDIES\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PROTOCOLING CHEST-RADIOLOGY STUDIES<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Here are common study indication\/study combinations that will be protocoled by the chest section:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"PROTOCOLING_ABDOMINAL_IMAGING_STUDIES\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PROTOCOLING ABDOMINAL IMAGING STUDIES<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Here are common study indication\/study combinations that will be protocoled by the abdominal imaging section:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span id=\"PROTOCOLING_ULTRASOUND_STUDIES\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PROTOCOLING ULTRASOUND STUDIES<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Here are common study indication\/study combinations that will be protocoled by the ultrasound section:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25918\">Right Upper Quadrant Ultrasound (Gall Bladder And Ducts):<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>the primary reason to order this study is generally to evaluate for cholecystitis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span id=\"PROTOCOLING_MSK_STUDIES\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PROTOCOLING MSK STUDIES<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Here are common study indication\/study combinations that will be protocoled by the MSK section:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Page Contents1 OVERVIEW2 GUIDE FOR ORDERING PROVIDERS3 PROTOCOLING NEURORADIOLOGY STUDIES4 PROTOCOLING CHEST-RADIOLOGY STUDIES5 PROTOCOLING ABDOMINAL IMAGING STUDIES6 PROTOCOLING ULTRASOUND STUDIES7 PROTOCOLING MSK STUDIES OVERVIEW This page helps summarize information that pertains on how to protocol imaging studies. Protocoling imaging studies refers to the radiologist making sure that ordered study is the correct one to address &#8230; <a title=\"How To Protocol Radiology Studies\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/?page_id=25903\" aria-label=\"More on How To Protocol Radiology Studies\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":25767,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P71awf-6JN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25903"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25903"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28711,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25903\/revisions\/28711"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepwards.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}