Death by nondiagnosis: Why emergent CT angiography should not be done for patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Westerlaan, H E ^a   Eshghi, S ^a   Oudkerk, M ^a   Groen, R J M ^a   Metzemaekers, J D M ^a   Van Dijk, J M C ^a   Mooij, J J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM RUPTURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; LETTER; MORTALITY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HUMAN; NOTE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 46749085504     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1011     Document Type: Letter

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