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subarachnoid hemorrhage


  • sensitivity of head CT for subarachnoid hemorrhage varies with time course:

             acutely             95-100%
             after 5 days          85%
             after 7 days          50%
    

  • for chronic subdural hematoma: 97% sensitivity.

REF: MacNeil BJ, Abrams HL. Brigham and Women's Hospital Handbook of Diagnostic Imaging. Chapter 30.


Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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