In the patients admitted for observation, there was a considerable delay in time to treatment in those who required surgery. None of the patients with normal findings on immediate computed tomography had complications later. Patients' satisfaction with the two strategies was similar.The use of ...
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has produced guidelines on the early management of head injury. This study audits the process of the management of patients with head injury presenting at Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments and examines the impact upon resources of introduc...
Risk/benefit ratios support the use of CT scans for evaluating moderate or severe head trauma, but not for minor head trauma. The study used an algorithm to select children with minor head trauma for follow-up with CT to diagnose traumatic brain injury (TBI). Criteria include whether or not...
Artificial neural networks: Predicting head CT findings in elderly patients presenting with minor head injury after a fall Objectives: To construct an artificial neural network (ANN) model that can predict the presence of acute CT findings with both high sensitivity and high sp... MW Dusenberry,CK...
摘要: The authors discuss the value of intravenous contrast enhancement in CT scanning in acute head injury. In a series of seventy consecutive patients they conclude that no incremental information was obtained by performing contrast-enhanced CT scans in the acute phase of the head injury....
to determine the additional effects of microbleeds and ways to treat them. In addition, future studies will help clinicians decide which patients should undergo specific imaging following head injury. There is currently no evidence that MRI scans should replace CT scans for a suspected he...
In total 1145 patients (25%) had no indication for CT according to the original CHIP (at a cut-off value of 3% predicted-risk). The sensitivity of the original CHIP for any traumatic lesion was 93% (95% CI 90–95%) and the specificity was 27% (95% CI 26–28%). Sensitivity and...
Elderly patients admitted with falls who had CT head scans were identified. Indication for scanning were evaluated to determine adherence with NICE guidelines for head injury. Between cycles, formal educational sessions were provided to Junior Doctors by departmental teaching and distributing leaflets/...
CT scans are commonly used in the emergency department (ED) to evaluate not only severe head trauma but also to detect intracranial injury in patients with less severe head trauma. However, the utility of routine CT scanning in patients with minor head trauma is controversial for both child and...
Head injury: pseudodelta sign on CTShort communication. 3 refs.; 3 figsdoi:10.1111/j.1440-1673.1992.tb03204.xN KhandelwalN MalikA PathakV.K. KAKS SuriJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology