title: Pictorial review: CT appearances of contrast medium extravasations associated with injury sustained from blunt abdominal trauma.
abstract: Contrast-enhanced CT is a valuable imaging modality in detecting extravasation of intravascular, urinary tract of gastrointestinal contrast medium in major blunt trauma victims. This pictorial review illustrates the CT appearance associated with extravasation of contrast medium from these various sites and emphasizes features that differentiate among them.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shanmuganathan
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Mirvis
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Reaney
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000293:injuries; D014567:Urography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*