Validation of the sensitivity of the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) Head computed tomographic (CT) decision instrument for selective imaging of blunt head injury patients: An observational study.
William R MowerMalkeet GuptaRobert RodriguezGregory W HendeyPublished in: PLoS medicine (2017)
The NEXUS Head CT DI reliably identifies blunt trauma patients who require head CT imaging and could significantly reduce the use of CT imaging.
Keyphrases
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