August 1, 2025

Low Utility and Yield of Routine Outpatient CT Imaging in Patients With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Intracranial Hemorrhage.

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CBConnor BergerAnna Needs Neuroblastoma Answers FMFelipe MonteiroUniversity of Miami EKEvan M KruegerAdvocate Health Care

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Retrospective cohort study found routine CT imaging changed management in only 1% of mild TBI patients with ICH, suggesting a risk-based approach may be safer.

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Routine outpatient CT imaging changed management in only 1% of mild TBI patients, highlighting its low yield.
The primary outcome, radiographic progression, occurred in 4% of cases, indicating minimal utility of imaging.
The retrospective cohort study involved 100 adults with mild TBI and non-operative ICH from 2021 to 2022.
A symptom- or risk-based imaging strategy could reduce radiation exposure and costs significantly.

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Berger et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af4766ad7bf08b1ead4776 https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.90069

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Retrospective cohort study found routine CT imaging changed management in only 1% of mild TBI patients with ICH, suggesting a risk-based approach may be safer.

Low Utility and Yield of Routine Outpatient CT Imaging in Patients With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Intracranial Hemorrhage.

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Low Utility and Yield of Routine Outpatient CT Imaging in Patients With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Intracranial Hemorrhage.

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