Emergency room decision-making for urgent cranial computed tomography: selection criteria for subsets of non-trauma patients.

CONCLUSION: Although 100% sensitivity was not achieved, our results may contribute to the evidence that in the absence of focal neurologic deficit, headache with vomiting or altered mental status in patients aged <60 years cranial tomography can be refrained from, in the general population as well as in the subgroup defined above. Further research might validate patient history as a parameter.
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Source: Acta Radiologica - September 23, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Tung C, Lindgren A, Siemund R, van Westen D Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research