Multidetector CT appearances of splanchnic arterial pathology.
Recent advances in multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) technology have enabled the production of high-resolution diagnostic images of the visceral vessels. The potential of MDCT in relation to splanchnic artery pathology is still being realized, but it already provides a credible quick, non-invasive, low-dose alternative to digital subtraction angiography. A variety of categories of splanchnic artery pathology are demonstrated, including stenosis and occlusion (due to extrinsic compression, mural thrombus, and atherosclerosis), aneurysms, dissection, and haemorrhage.
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John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK. cathgrierson@doctors.org.uk
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D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008643:Mesentery / Q000098:blood supply*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*