Prehospital Imaging‐Based Triage of Head Trauma with a Mobile Stroke Unit: First Evidence and Literature Review

CONCLUSIONPatients with neurologic disorders other than stroke, such as traumatic brain injury, may also benefit from prehospital CT studies. This case report and the results of our analysis of the literature support the potential benefit of prehospital imaging in correctly triaging patients with suspected traumatic brain injury to the appropriate target hospital.

Source: Journal of Neuroimaging - April 30, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: L. Schwindling, A. Ragoschke‐Schumm, M. Kettner, S. Helwig, M. Manitz, S. Roumia, M. Lesmeister, I. Q. Grunwald, K. Fassbender Tags: Technology Update Source Type: research