Computed tomography (CT) angiography for confirmation of the clinical diagnosis of brain death

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Taylor, Tim ^a   Dineen, Rob A ^b   Gardiner, Dale C ^a   Buss, Charmaine H ^a   Howatson, Allan ^a   Pace, Nathan Leon ^c  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEATH; CASE STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY;

BRAIN DEATH; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84907389396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009694.pub2     Document Type: Review

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