Head computed tomography scanning during pediatric neurocritical care: Diagnostic yield and the utility of portable studies

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-257

  LaRovere, Kerri L ^a   Brett, Molly S ^a   Tasker, Robert C ^a   Strauss, Keith J ^b   Burns, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b X Ray Computations Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedside; Children; Computed tomography; Critical illness; Neurocritical care; Portable; Radiation

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSIMETRY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEAD COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC NEUROCRITICAL CARE; PHANTOM; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; HEAD; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84860886947     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: 15560961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-011-9627-3     Document Type: Article

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