Unenhanced brain CT is useful to decide on further imaging in suspected venous sinus thrombosis

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-39

  Roland, T ^a   Jacobs, J ^a   Rappaport, A ^a   Vanheste, R ^a   Wilms, G ^a   Demaerel, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINUS VENOSUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINUS THROMBOSIS, INTRACRANIAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71849091910     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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