Computed tomographic angiography for the diagnosis of blunt carotid/vertebral artery injury: a note of caution.

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Published in Ann Surg on October 01, 2007

Authors

Ajai K Malhotra1, Marc Camacho, Rao R Ivatury, Ivan C Davis, Daniel J Komorowski, Daniel A Leung, John D Grizzard, Michel B Aboutanos, Therese M Duane, Charlotte Cockrell, Luke G Wolfe, C Todd Borchers, Nancy R Martin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA. akmalhot@vcu.edu

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