title: Opacification of ascitic fluid on delayed contrast computed tomography scans.
abstract: Ascitic fluid opacification on delayed intravenous contrast computed tomography scans was observed in eight consecutive patients imaged. This apparently common phenomenon may alter both the sensitivity and the specificity of ascitic fluid detection. It may also serve as a diagnostic aid by making nonascitic intra-abdominal fluid collections (ie, pseudocyst and cystic tumor) more apparent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Jewish Hospital, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hammerman
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Oberle
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Susman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001201:Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media