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- Title
External validation of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria for CT scanning in patients with minor head injury.
- Authors
Smits, Marion; Dippel, Diederik W J; de Haan, Gijs G; Dekker, Heleen M; Vos, Pieter E; Kool, Digna R; Nederkoorn, Paul J; Hofman, Paul A M; Twijnstra, Albert; Tanghe, Hervé L J; Hunink, M G Myriam
- Abstract
Two decision rules for indications of computed tomography (CT) in patients with minor head injury, the Canadian CT Head Rule (CCHR) and the New Orleans Criteria (NOC), suggest that CT scanning may be restricted to patients with certain risk factors, which would lead to important reductions in the use of CT scans.
- Publication
JAMA, 2005, Vol 294, Issue 12, p1519
- ISSN
1538-3598
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.294.12.1519