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. 1984;26(1):31-2.
doi: 10.1007/BF00328200.

Is contrast-enhanced CT indicated in acute head injury?

H W Mauser, O van Nieuwenhuizen, J A Veiga-Pires

Is contrast-enhanced CT indicated in acute head injury?

H W Mauser et al. Neuroradiology. 1984.

Abstract

The authors discuss the value of intravenous contrast enhancement in CT scanning in acute head injury. In a series of seventy consecutive patients they conclude that no incremental information was obtained by performing contrast-enhanced CT scans in the acute phase of the head injury.

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