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Neither computed tomography (CT) perfusion nor CT angiography meet the prespecified validation threshold as an ancillary test for death by neurologic criteria (DNC) in critically ill patients.
Gynecological malignancy management is increasingly being aided by the use of PET and PET-CT scanning for detection and forecasting a prognosis. Authors review the evidence to date.
The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is usually established by a combination of clinical assessment, D-dimer testing, and imaging with either pulmonary ventilation–perfusion (V/Q) scintigraphy or ...
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hebei Provincial Chest Hospital, Shijiazhuang, ...
Patients who underwent at least one head/neck CT scan exhibited significantly higher risk for childhood brain tumors as those who did not undergo head/neck CT scans (OR = 2.84; 95% CI, 1.12-7.19).
No readers were involved in the development of the algorithm. Each reader independently reviewed all study CT scans, one at a time, via the open-source software, 3D Slicer (version 4). The CT scan was ...
Apert syndrome: A craniofacial abnormality characterized by a misshapen head, small upper jaw, and fusion of the fingers and toes. Brachycephaly: A birth defect characterized by the disproportionate ...
Coronal shear fractures of the femoral neck (CSFF) are the most challenging to treat among proximal femur fractures, directly affecting the life expectancy of patients with osteoporosis. However, an ...
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We screened head CT scans obtained from patients after traumatic brain injury (TBI) at a high-volume emergency department between 2018 and 2020. CT scans were performed on three scanners (Optima CT540 ...
Brain aneurysms are a potentially fatal medical condition that may exist without any symptoms until they rupture. CT scans offer one way to learn more about the location, size, and shape of a ...