title: Dependent pooling: a contrast-enhanced sign of cardiac arrest during CT.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to describe the imaging features of cardiac arrest that occur during CT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CT features of cardiac arrest are characterized by a pooling of contrast agent in the dependent parts of the right side of the body, including the venous system and the right lobe of the liver. If medical professionals are aware of these specific imaging features, prompt cardiac resuscitation can be initiated to avoid permanent brain damage and death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, China Medical College Hospital, No. 2, Yuh-Der Rd., Taichung 404, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Po-Pang
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Jeon-Hor
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jung-Lin
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wu-Chung
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media