Recommendation ID
NG228/01
Question

Timing of CT head scans: What is the relative accuracy of CT head scans at different time intervals, for example 12 hours or 24 hours after symptom onset, to diagnose subarachnoid haemorrhage?

Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on diagnosing a subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review B: diagnostic accuracy of investigations.


Source guidance details

Comes from guidance
Subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm: diagnosis and management
Number
NG228
Date issued
November 2022

Other details

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? No  
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?   No  
Last Reviewed 30/11/2022