Orval Clark West M.D.
Radiologist | Diagnostic Radiology
7710 Beechnut St Ste 206 Houston TX, 77074About
Dr. Orval West is a radiologist practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. West specializes in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging techniques such as X-Rays, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography exams. These techniques offer accurate visibility to the inside of the patients body and help to detect otherwise hidden illnesses so that they can be treated quickly and efficiently.
Education and Training
Washington Univ Sch Of Med- St Louis Mo 1986
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Evaluating the impact of workstation usage on radiology report times in the initial 6 months following installation.
- Screening helical CT for evaluation of blunt traumatic injury in the pregnant patient.
- Palmar dislocation of the trapezoid.
- Diagnosing acute traumatic aortic injury with computed tomography angiography: signs and potential pitfalls.
- How to image from head to pubis for blunt abdominal trauma using GE LightSpeed QX/i.
- Diagnosing traumatic arterial injury in the extremities with CT angiography: pearls and pitfalls.
- CT of nontraumatic thoracic aortic emergencies.
- Mathematical modeling improves computed tomography diagnosis of traumatic aortic injury.
- The HIPAA privacy rule and protected health information: implications in research involving DICOM image databases.
- Multidetector CT evaluation of active extravasation in blunt abdominal and pelvic trauma patients.
- Use of a PACS-Based Tool for Improving Communications With Referring Physicians.
- Single-exposure conventional and computed radiography. The hybrid cassette revisited.
- Vertical fracture of the central sacral canal: plane and simple.
- Do wrist guards protect against fractures?
- Syndesmotic ankle injuries in rodeo bull riders.
Fellowships
- University of Maryland School of Medicine 1992
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