Indications for Computed Tomography in Patients with Minor Head Injury
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- 13 July 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 343 (2), 100-105
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm200007133430204
Abstract
Computed tomography (CT) is widely used as a screening test in patients with minor head injury, although the results are often normal. We performed a study to develop and validate a set of clinical criteria that could be used to identify patients with minor head injury who do not need to undergo CT.Keywords
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