Use of routine computed tomography brain scanning of psychiatry patients

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-28

  Agzarian, M J ^a,b   Chryssidis, S ^a,c   Davies, R P ^a,d   Pozza, C H ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Computed tomography; Depressive disorders; Psychotic disorders; Routine diagnostic tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645987585     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: 14401673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2005.01542.x     Document Type: Article

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