Diffuse ischemia in noncontrast computed tomography predicts outcome in patients in intensive care unit

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-134

  Chakraborty, Santanu ^a   Symons, Sean P ^a   Chapman, Martin ^a   Aviv, Richard I ^a   Fox, Allan J ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain death; Computed tomography; Diffuse ischemia; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFARCTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PROGNOSIS; RANKIN SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84859902996     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: 14882361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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