BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Routine axial CT images may not be ideally suited for
detecting ICH in transversely oriented locations such as the floor of the anterior and middle …

We sought to analyze retrospectively the advantages of coronal and sagittal reformations
obtained with multidetector row computed tomography (CT) in patients with acute head …

Serial computed tomography (CT) scanning was performed on 138 patients suffering from
severe head injuries (ie, with scores of 8 or less on Glasgow Coma Scale). Standard …

Brain damage after head injury can be classified by its time course. Primary damage that
includes acute subdural hematoma (SDH), acute epidural hematoma (EDH), and intraaxial …

One hundred forty head injured patients, managed by a standardized protocol of early
diagnosis, surgical decompression, and intensive therapy, had computerized tomographic …

Five hundred cases of acute head injury were analyzed on the basis of clinical severity, CT
findings and outcome. Parenchymal lesions, which were the most important information in …

This is a study of the changes that have occurred in the field of severe head injury since the
advent of CT scanning, comparing two homogeneous series of patients selected by clinical …

Purpose To identify predictors of clinically important abnormal findings in computed
tomography (CT) images of the head among emergency department (ED) patients without a …

Study objective Two clinical decision rules, the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New
Orleans Criteria, set the standard to guide clinicians in determining which patients with …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Despite the frequent use of unenhanced head CT for the
detection of acute neurologic deficit, the radiation dose for this exam varies widely. Our aim …