Claudia Francoise-Eve Kirsch MD, Presenter: Consultant, Informa plc

1) Review and understand the etiology of adult non-traumatic emergencies in the head and neck. 2) Review and understand the critical radiographic manifestations of adult non-traumatic emergencies, emphasizing the critical radiographic anatomical findings seen with emergent findings in the head and neck arising from either vascular, infectious, neoplastic, degenerative, inflammatory, congenital, allergic, and toxic etiologies ( VINDICATE ). 3) Review the radiographic features and the critical clinical implications of non- traumatic head and neck emergencies, so the radiologist is vindicated in conveying these findings to the referring clinicians leading to improved diagnostic outcomes and treatment.

This RSNA refresher course focuses on the adult non-traumatic emergencies in the head and neck arising from vascular, infectious, neoplastic, degenerative, inflammatory, congenital, allergic and toxic etiologies. This lecture will also focus on understanding the critical radiographic anatomical findings and clinical manifestations, allowing the radiologist to be vindicated when conveying the imaging findings to the referring clinicians.

Kirsch, C, Adult Non-Traumatic Emergencies.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14000648.html