The Prevalence of Incidental Findings on Abdominal Computed Tomography Scans of Trauma Patients

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 484-489

  Ekeh, Akpofure Peter ^a   Walusimbi, Mbaga ^a   Brigham, Erin ^a   Woods, Randy J ^a   McCarthy, Mary C ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal CT scan; Emergency Department; Incidental findings; Legal liability; Trauma patients

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ADRENAL TUMOR; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; BLADDER DIVERTICULUM; CAVA VEIN DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTORCHISM; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; GALLSTONE; HIATUS HERNIA; HORSESHOE KIDNEY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY TUMOR; LIVER CYST; LIVER TUMOR; LUNG GRANULOMA; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS TUMOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOVASCULAR DISEASE; SPINA BIFIDA; SPLEEN TUMOR; TERATOMA;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; OHIO; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 77951667761     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.11.019     Document Type: Article

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