Computed Tomography as a Screening Exam in Patients with Suspected Blunt Aortic Injury
Durham R, Zuckerman D, Wolverson M, Heiberg E, Luchtefeld W, Herr D, Shapiro M, Mazuski J, Salimi Z, Sundaram M. Computed Tomography as a Screening Exam in Patients with Suspected Blunt Aortic Injury. Annals Of Surgery 1994, 220: 699-704. PMID: 7979620, PMCID: PMC1234460, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199411000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic injuryComputed tomography scanClinical courseBlunt traumaTomography scanNegative predictive value 99Blunt aortic injuryThoracic aortic injuryPatient's clinical courseSensitivity of CTPositive predictive valueAngiographic findingsTomography screeningCT manifestationsScreening examCT scanComputed tomographyPatientsPredictive valueInjuryAortographyValue 99ScansCTTrauma