{"title":"From Outside to Inside: A Systematic Approach to the Head CT From the Emergency Department","authors":"M.R. Povlow, F. Cloran, L. Bui-mansfield","doi":"10.1097/01.CNE.0000884408.73028.de","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. The use of CT for the evaluation of head injuries and mental status changes is common. Radiologists must have a reliable system for evaluating a head CT scan, which will improve diagnostic accuracy and speed of interpretation. This article discusses a systematic approach to head CT interpretation and review some of the common pathologies seen in clinical practice.","PeriodicalId":91465,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary neurosurgery","volume":" ","pages":"1 - 7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Contemporary neurosurgery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.CNE.0000884408.73028.de","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. The use of CT for the evaluation of head injuries and mental status changes is common. Radiologists must have a reliable system for evaluating a head CT scan, which will improve diagnostic accuracy and speed of interpretation. This article discusses a systematic approach to head CT interpretation and review some of the common pathologies seen in clinical practice.