The clinical significance and optimal timing of postoperative computed tomography following cranial surgery

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1021-1025

  Khaldi, Ahmad ^a   Prabhu, Vikram C ^a   Anderson, Douglas E ^a   Origitano, Thomas C ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Cranial surgery; Postoperative neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SKULL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78149338957     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.11.JNS081048     Document Type: Article

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