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Screening for blunt cerebrovascular injuries is cost-effective.

Deborah D Kaye, Karen J KJ Brasel, Todd T Neideen, and John A JA Weigelt

J Trauma 70(5):1051-6; discussion 1056-7 (2011) PMID 21610423

Screening for blunt carotid and vertebral injury (BCVI) is increasing without a clear understanding of whether the chosen screening approach is cost-effective. We hypothesized that screening for BCVI using computed tomography angiography (CTA) was cost-effective in populations at high risk for BCVI.

DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318211857d
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