Comparing blood biomarkers to clinical decision rules to select patients suspected of traumatic brain injury for head computed tomography.
Ying LiVictoria Y DingHui ChenGuangming ZhuBin JiangDerek BoothroydPaymon G RezaiiAnthony M BetAmy D PaulinoArt WeberOlena Y GlushakovaRonald L HayesMax WintermarkPublished in: The neuroradiology journal (2022)
Blood biomarkers perform at least as well as clinical rules in terms of selecting TBI patients for head CT and may be easier to implement in the clinical setting. A prospective study is necessary to validate this approach.
Keyphrases
- traumatic brain injury
- computed tomography
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported outcomes
- contrast enhanced
- dual energy
- optic nerve
- mild traumatic brain injury