Differences in interpretation of cranial computed tomography in ED traumatic brain injury patients by expert neuroradiologists

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 606-608

  Huff, J Stephen ^a   Jahar, Sandeep ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURORADIOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901661914     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.03.010     Document Type: Article

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