Abstract
Acute bowel ischaemia is potentially life-threatening and requires prompt intervention. CT is first-line modality for abdominal imaging in the acute setting. The dual-energy technique improves conspicuity and identification of intestinal ischaemia and bleeding. This is a case report of a 43-year-old male patient with gastrointestinal bleeding after primary abdominal surgery. Dual-energy CT was able to identify otherwise occult intestinal ischaemia besides ongoing bleeding.
Translated title of the contribution | Dual-energy CT for diagnosis of acute bowel ischaemia |
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Original language | Danish |
Article number | V09200638 |
Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Volume | 182 |
Issue number | 53 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |