Computed tomographic imaging findings of bowel ischemia

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-340

  Saba, Luca ^a,b   Mallarini, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a Policlinico Universitario   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bowel ischemia; MDCTA

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS;

AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY; BOWEL ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; CONDITION; CURRENT PRACTICES; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH; LEARNING OBJECTIVES; MDCTA; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADRENALIN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIGITALIS; DIURETIC AGENT; ERGOTAMINE; ESTROGEN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN INHIBITOR; VASOPRESSIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ASCITES; CELIAC ARTERY; COLON TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MESENTERIC ARTERY OCCLUSION; MESENTERIC VEIN; MESENTERIC VEIN THROMBOSIS; MORTALITY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PANCREAS TUMOR; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMATOSIS INTESTINALIS; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VASCULITIS; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; INTESTINE; ISCHEMIA; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; HUMANS; INTESTINES; ISCHEMIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 45849088048     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3180dc8cb1     Document Type: Review

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