Imaging of blunt cerebrovascular injuries

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-14

  Sliker, Clint W ^a   Mirvis, Stuart E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt trauma; Carotid artery injury; Diagnosis; Vertebral artery injury

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; HEALTH RISKS; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIOLOGY;

BLUNT CEREBROVASCULAR INJURIES; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY INJURY;

CARDIOLOGY;

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; STENT; STROKE;

BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBROVASCULAR TRAUMA; CRITICAL CARE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548661481     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.02.015     Document Type: Article

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