Perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage: When to stop imaging?

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 197-202

  Cruz, Juan Pablo ^a   Sarma, Dipanka ^b   Noel De Tilly, Lyne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computed tomography angiography; Digital subtraction angiography; Nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage; Perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 79956194194     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: 14381435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-011-0939-6     Document Type: Article

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