CT diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia from various causes

A Furukawa, S Kanasaki, N Kono… - American Journal of …, 2009‏ - ajronline.org
OBJECTIVE. Acute mesenteric ischemia can be caused by various conditions such as
arterial occlusion, venous occlusion, strangulating obstruction, and hypoperfusion …

CT Imaging of Colitis1

RF Thoeni, JP Cello - Radiology, 2006‏ - pubs.rsna.org
Computed tomography (CT) is widely used to assess patients with nonspecific abdominal
pain or who are suspected of having colitis. The authors recommend multidetector CT with …

Bowel wall thickening at CT: simplifying the diagnosis

T Fernandes, MI Oliveira, R Castro, B Araújo… - Insights into …, 2014‏ - Springer
Objective In this article we present a simplified algorithm-based approach to the thickening
of the small and large bowel wall detected on routine computed tomography (CT) of the …

Multi–detector row CT: spectrum of diseases involving the ileocecal area

C Hoeffel, MD Crema, A Belkacem, L Azizi, M Lewin… - Radiographics, 2006‏ - pubs.rsna.org
The ileocecal area is a relatively short segment of the gastrointestinal tract but may be
affected by pathologic conditions that are either common throughout the gastrointestinal …

Use of dual-energy CT and iodine maps in evaluation of bowel disease

UP Fulwadhva, JR Wortman, AD Sodickson - Radiographics, 2016‏ - pubs.rsna.org
Dual-energy computed tomography (CT) relies on material-dependent x-ray absorption
behavior from concurrently acquired high–and low–kilovolt peak data and has a range of …

Bowel hot spots at PET-CT

HB Prabhakar, DV Sahani, AJ Fischman, PR Mueller… - Radiographics, 2007‏ - pubs.rsna.org
Positron emission tomography (PET) with 2-[fluorine-18] fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG)
has been shown to be sensitive in the detection of many bowel malignancies, but its …

Non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia: CT findings, clinical outcomes and assessment of the diameter of the superior mesenteric artery

C Pérez-García, E de Miguel Campos… - The British journal of …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Objective: Review of the experience of a tertiary care centre for almost 10 years in the CT
diagnosis of non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia (NOMI). Analysis of CT findings …

Multidetector CT features of mesenteric vein thrombosis

R Duran, AL Denys, I Letovanec, RA Meuli… - Radiographics, 2012‏ - pubs.rsna.org
Mesenteric vein thrombosis (MVT) accounts for 5%–15% of all mesenteric ischemic events
and is classified as either primary or secondary. Primary MVT is idiopathic, whereas …

Multi-detector computed tomography of acute abdomen

S Leschka, H Alkadhi, S Wildermuth, B Marincek - European radiology, 2005‏ - Springer
Acute abdominal pain is one of the most common causes for referrals to the emergency
department. The sudden onset of severe abdominal pain characterising the “acute …

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor–induced angioedema

RG Wilkerson, ME Winters - Emergency Medicine Clinics, 2022‏ - emed.theclinics.com
Background ACEi medications were developed after it was noted that people bitten by the
Brazilian pit viper Bothrops jararaca developed profound hypotension and frequently died …