• AJR Am J Roentgenol · Feb 2009

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    CT diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia from various causes.

    • Akira Furukawa, Shuzo Kanasaki, Naoaki Kono, Makoto Wakamiya, Toyohiko Tanaka, Masashi Takahashi, and Kiyoshi Murata.
    • Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. akira@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
    • AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Feb 1; 192 (2): 408-16.

    ObjectiveAcute mesenteric ischemia can be caused by various conditions such as arterial occlusion, venous occlusion, strangulating obstruction, and hypoperfusion associated with nonocclusive vascular disease, and the CT findings vary widely depending on the cause and underlying pathophysiology. The aim of this article is to review the CT appearances of acute mesenteric ischemia in various conditions.ConclusionRecognition of characteristic CT appearances and the variations associated with each cause may help in the accurate interpretation of CT in the diagnosis of mesenteric ischemia.

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