Table 2:

Search methods for identification of CTP research studies

Electronic Searches

  1. MEDLINE (through PubMed)

    • “Contraindications” (Subheading) OR “contraindications” (All Fields) OR “CT” (All Fields) OR CTP (All Fields) OR “tomography, x-ray computed” (MeSH Terms) OR “tomography” (All Fields) AND “x-ray” (All Fields) AND “computed” (All Fields) OR “x-ray computed tomography” (All Fields) OR “tomography, x-ray computed” (All Fields) AND “vasospasm, intracranial” (MeSH Terms) OR “vasospasm” (All Fields) AND “intracranial” (All Fields) OR “intracranial vasospasm” (All Fields) OR “vasospasm” (All Fields) AND “intracranial” (All Fields) OR “vasospasm, intracranial” (All Fields) AND “perfusion” (MeSH Terms) OR “perfusion” (All Fields)

  2. Embase (via OVID)

    • CT.mp. or Computer Assisted Tomography AND Vasospasm/or Brain Vasospasm/or vasospasm.mp. AND Brain Perfusion/or perfusion.mp. or Perfusion. LIMIT TO ENGLISH AND HUMANS (mp = title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer's name)

  3. Cochrane: CT OR Computed Tomography AND Perfusion AND Vasospasm

  4. Web of Knowledge: Topic = (computed tomography) AND Topic = (perfusion) AND Topic = (vasospasm)