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CT Imaging in Neurocritical Care

CT imaging is the ideal technique for initial evaluation of neurocritical care patients. It is robust, reliable and relatively easy to interpret. Its ability to diagnose hemorrhage, bony fractures, brain edema and herniation in short scanning times makes it an ideal technique for neurological emerge...

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Autor principal: Bhargava, Rajat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6707494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31485116
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23185
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description CT imaging is the ideal technique for initial evaluation of neurocritical care patients. It is robust, reliable and relatively easy to interpret. Its ability to diagnose hemorrhage, bony fractures, brain edema and herniation in short scanning times makes it an ideal technique for neurological emergencies. The imaging equipment, normal anatomy and imaging findings in pathologies like infarct, hemorrhage, trauma and hydrocephalus are reviewed in the article. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Bhargava R. CT Imaging in Neurocritical Care. Indian J Crit Care Med 2019;23(Suppl 2):S98–S103.
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spelling pubmed-67074942019-09-04 CT Imaging in Neurocritical Care Bhargava, Rajat Indian J Crit Care Med Neurocritical Care CT imaging is the ideal technique for initial evaluation of neurocritical care patients. It is robust, reliable and relatively easy to interpret. Its ability to diagnose hemorrhage, bony fractures, brain edema and herniation in short scanning times makes it an ideal technique for neurological emergencies. The imaging equipment, normal anatomy and imaging findings in pathologies like infarct, hemorrhage, trauma and hydrocephalus are reviewed in the article. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Bhargava R. CT Imaging in Neurocritical Care. Indian J Crit Care Med 2019;23(Suppl 2):S98–S103. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2019-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6707494/ /pubmed/31485116 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23185 Text en Copyright © 2019; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6707494/
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