Persistent adrenal enhancement may be the earliest CT sign of significant hypovolaemic shock

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 315-318

  Cheung, S C W ^a   Lee, R ^a   Tung, H K S ^a   Chan, F L ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Abscess; Adrenal glands; Computed tomography; Contrast enhancement; Ischaemia; Liver; Mesentery; Shock

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LIVER ABSCESS; OBTURATOR HERNIA; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0037389851     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(02)00522-6     Document Type: Article

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