A prospective clinical study of routine repeat computed tomography (CT) after traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Brain Injury

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1211-1216

  Ding, Jun ^a   Yuan, Fang ^a   Guo, Yan ^a   Chen, Shi Wen ^a   Gao, Wen Wei ^a   Wang, Gan ^a   Cao, He Li ^a   Ju, Shi Ming ^a   Chen, Hao ^a   Zhang, Peng Qi ^a   Tian, Heng Li ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Progressive haemorrhage; Routine computed tomography; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 84864858284     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2012.667591     Document Type: Article

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