Brain CT Scans in Clinical Practice

Across emergency rooms worldwide, millions of patients are referred for brain CT scans on a daily basis. The skill required to determine an immediate life-threatening abnormality in a brain CT scan is a basic procedure and can be learnt in a short time by all emergency room physicians. Indeed the em...

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Main Author: Igbaseimokumo, Usiakimi. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
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