Evaluating the use and utility of noninvasive angiography in diagnosing traumatic blunt cerebrovascular injury

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1599-1608

  Wang, Anthony C ^a   Charters, Michael A ^c   Thawani, Jayesh P ^d   Than, Khoi D ^a   Sullivan, Stephen E ^a   Graziano, Gregory P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt cerebrovascular injury; Computed tomographic angiography; Cost effectiveness analysis; Magnetic resonance angiography; Noninvasive imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; BLUNT CEREBROVASCULAR INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; INJURY SCALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGISTER; SURVIVAL RATE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84864555304     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318246ead4     Document Type: Article

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