Type:
Educational Exhibit
Authors:
M. Simon1, A. Bischof1, K. Ziehe2, J. Klueter1, J. Barkhausen1; 1Lübeck/DE, 2Rostock/DE
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2009/C-282
Background
We consider it essential to have a reference database accessible whilst writing reports in order to clearly identify whether a finding is normal, a variation or pathological. Neither comprehensive literature search, nor public internet or databases like PubMed / MEDLINE could offer complete papers addressing standard values.
Moreover, it is often not distinguished whether the given value can be used for all imaging modalities or whether it is specific for ultrasound, CT, MRI or conventional X-ray. Most papers and public web pages only discussed individual regions or organs and available overviews did either not confirm the origin and validity of the value or they originated from the early days of diagnostics. Besides, most of the pages that were found are specific for sonography of the abdomen or chest X-ray.