Diagnostic yield of computed tomography of the brain in first episode psychosis

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 431-434

  Strahl, Britta ^a,b   Cheung, York K ^a,c   Stuckey, Stephen L ^a,c  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

adult neuroimaging; brain; computed tomography; first episode psychosis; neuroradiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78349285966     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2010.02196.x     Document Type: Article

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