title: CT criteria for differentiating abdominal hemorrhage: anticoagulation or aortic aneurysm rupture?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of our study was to test the hypothesis that CT criteria would allow accurate diagnosis of the specific cause of abdominal hemorrhage in patients with coagulopathy or abdominal aortic aneurysm.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Attention to specific CT criteria allows accurate diagnosis of the specific cause of spontaneous abdominal hemorrhage even in patients who have both coagulopathy and an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
authors: Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 200 Lothrop St., Room 3950, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. federlemp@upmc.edu
authors: Michael P
authors: MP
authors: Federle
authors: Kuang-Tse
authors: KT
authors: Pan
authors: Karen M
authors: KM
authors: Pealer
mesh_terms: D034841:Abdominal Cavity; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants