Reduction in unnecessary CT scans for head-injury in the emergency department using an FDA cleared device

Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Oct;37(10):1987-1988. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.04.037. Epub 2019 Apr 25.

Authors

Rosanne Naunheim¹, Monique Konstantinovic Koscso², Robert Poirier²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington University Barnes Jewish Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, United States of America. Electronic address: naunheir@wustl.edu.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington University Barnes Jewish Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, United States of America.

PMID: 31076214
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.04.037

No abstract available

Keywords: CT; Concussion; Electrophysiological biomarker; Imaging; Overscanning; Traumatic brain injury.

Publication types

Letter
Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Craniocerebral Trauma / diagnostic imaging*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Radiation Exposure
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / statistics & numerical data*
Unnecessary Procedures / statistics & numerical data*