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Published in final edited form as: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2010 Sep 30;31(10):1853–1860. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A2246

Table 1.

Search methods for identification of CTA research studies

Electronic Searches
MEDLINE (through PubMed) “Tomography, x-ray computed” (MeSH Terms) OR “tomography” (All Fields) AND “x-ray” (All Fields) AND “computed” (All Fields) OR “x-ray computed tomography” (All Fields) OR “tomography, x-ray computed” (All Fields) OR “CT” (All Fields) AND “subarachnoid haemorrhage” (All Fields) OR “subarachnoid hemorrhage” (MeSH Terms) OR “subarachnoid” (All Fields) AND “hemorrhage” (All Fields) OR “subarachnoid hemorrhage” (All Fields) AND “angiography” (MeSH Terms) OR “angiography” (All Fields) AND “Vasoconstriction” (Mesh) OR “Vasospasm, Intracranial” (Mesh) OR “vasoconstriction” (MeSH Terms) OR “vasoconstriction” (All Fields) OR “vasospasm” (All Fields) AND “humans” (MeSH Terms) AND English (lang) AND “aneurysm” (MeSH Terms) OR “aneurysm” (All Fields) AND “humans” (MeSH Terms) AND English (lang) Embase (via OVID) ct.mp. or exp Computer-Assisted Tomography/AND angiography.mp. AND subarachnoid hemorrhage.mp. or exp Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/AND exp Vasospasm/or exp Brain Vasospasm/or vasospasm.mp. AND exp Intracranial Aneurysm/or ANEURYSM.mp. or exp Aneurysm mp. = title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer’s name Search terms: aneurysm, angiography, assisted, brain, computer, hemorrhage, intracranial, subarachnoid, tomography, vasospasm Cochrane Subarachnoid Hemorrhage AND Angiography AND Vasospasm AND Aneurysm AND CT in “Title, Abstract, or Keywords” Web of Science: Topic = (CT) AND Topic = (Subarachnoid Hemorrhage) AND Topic = (Aneurysm) AND Topic = (vasospasm) AND Topic = (angiography)

Electronic Searches

MEDLINE (through PubMed)

“Tomography, x-ray computed” (MeSH Terms) OR “tomography” (All Fields) AND “x-ray” (All Fields) AND “computed” (All Fields) OR “x-ray computed tomography” (All Fields) OR “tomography, x-ray computed” (All Fields) OR “CT” (All Fields) AND “subarachnoid haemorrhage” (All Fields) OR “subarachnoid hemorrhage” (MeSH Terms) OR “subarachnoid” (All Fields) AND “hemorrhage” (All Fields) OR “subarachnoid hemorrhage” (All Fields) AND “angiography” (MeSH Terms) OR “angiography” (All Fields) AND “Vasoconstriction” (Mesh) OR “Vasospasm, Intracranial” (Mesh) OR “vasoconstriction” (MeSH Terms) OR “vasoconstriction” (All Fields) OR “vasospasm” (All Fields) AND “humans” (MeSH Terms) AND English (lang) AND “aneurysm” (MeSH Terms) OR “aneurysm” (All Fields) AND “humans” (MeSH Terms) AND English (lang)
Embase (via OVID)

ct.mp. or exp Computer-Assisted Tomography/AND angiography.mp. AND subarachnoid hemorrhage.mp. or exp Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/AND exp Vasospasm/or exp Brain Vasospasm/or vasospasm.mp. AND exp Intracranial Aneurysm/or ANEURYSM.mp. or exp Aneurysm

mp. = title, abstract, subject headings, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer’s name Search terms: aneurysm, angiography, assisted, brain, computer, hemorrhage, intracranial, subarachnoid, tomography, vasospasm
Cochrane

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage AND Angiography AND Vasospasm AND Aneurysm AND CT in “Title, Abstract, or Keywords”
Web of Science:

Topic = (CT) AND Topic = (Subarachnoid Hemorrhage) AND Topic = (Aneurysm) AND Topic = (vasospasm) AND Topic = (angiography)