Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) is a non-penetrating injury to the carotid and/or vertebral
artery that may cause stroke in trauma patients. Historically BCVI has been considered rare …

Evaluation and management of blunt cerebrovascular injury: A... : Journal of Trauma and Acute
Care Surgery Evaluation and management of blunt cerebrovascular injury: A practice …

Background We implemented expanded screening criteria for blunt cerebrovascular injuries
(BCVIs) in an attempt to capture the remaining 20% of patients not historically identified with …

BACKGROUND Blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVIs) may occur following trauma and lead
to ischemic stroke if untreated. Antithrombotic therapy decreases this risk; however, the …

Purpose Blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVI), which can result in ischemic stroke, are
identified in 1–2% of all blunt trauma patients. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) …

Purpose To determine the utility of cervical spine MRI in blunt trauma evaluation for
instability after a negative non-contrast cervical spine CT. Methods A review of medical …

Objectives Previous literature showed that the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomographic
angiography (CTA) is not equally comparable with that of the rarely used golden standard of …

Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) is an often underrecognized injury occurring in the
carotid or vertebral arteries, associated with a risk of ischemic stroke and potential for poor …

Traumatic cerebrovascular injury (CVI) involving the cervical carotid and vertebral arteries is
rare but can lead to stroke, hemodynamic compromise, and mortality in the absence of early …

BACKGROUND Blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVI) can significantly impact morbidity and
mortality if undetected and, therefore, untreated. Two diagnostic concepts are standard …