Changes in thoracolumbar computed tomography and radiography utilization among trauma patients after deployment of multidetector computed tomography in the emergency department

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1153-1156

  Griffey, Richard T ^a   Ledbetter, Stephen ^a   Khorasani, Ramin ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Physician's practice patterns; Spinal injuries; Spiral computed tomography; Trauma centers

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; IMAGING; INJURY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCREENING; THORACIC SPINE;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 34248372905     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000200818.58534.5a     Document Type: Review

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