title: Emission tomography: its contribution in the detection of subdural haematoma.
abstract: The technique of emission computed tomography (ECT) was assessed with regards to its value in the detection of subdural haematoma. Results from an anthropomorphic head phantom and a short clinical trial both showed promising signs of better differentiation between normal and abnormal in equivocal results. A simple quantitative index was used to compare ECT with static imaging. The conclusion is that ECT is of value in those patients whose scan results are otherwise equivocal.
mesh_terms: D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008961:Models, Structural; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed