title: Acute renal cortical necrosis: contrast-enhanced CT and pathologic correlation.
abstract: Acute renal cortical necrosis is a rare cause of acute renal failure that is usually associated with third trimester obstetrical complications. The appearance of this condition on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) has rarely been described. A case of acute cortical renal necrosis is presented and the findings on contrast-enhanced CT are described. The pathologic correlation is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hartford Hospital, Connecticut 06115.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Badiola-Varela
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D007673:Kidney Cortex Necrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed