Increasing Utilization of Emergency Department Neuroimaging From 2007 Through 2017
Andrew ElHabr, Selin Merdan, Turgay Ayer, Adam Prater, Tarek N. Hanna, Michal Horný, Richard Duszak, Danny R. Hughes
Abstract
The rapid growth of head and neck CTA observed in the fee-for-service Medicare population is also observed in the commercially insured and Medicare Advantage populations. The appropriateness of this growth should be monitored as the indications for CTA expand.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineEmergency departmentNeuroimagingEmergency medicineHead and neckMEDLINERadiologyHead traumaMortality rateComputed tomographyMedical emergencyMedical imagingMagnetic resonance imagingAcute Ischemic Stroke ManagementTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesEmergency and Acute Care Studies