Detection of gastrointestinal bleeding by using multislice computed tomography--acute and chronic hemorrhages.
Nowadays, computed tomography (CT) is established for diagnosing gastrointestinal bleeding. In this retrospective study, the use of CT in diagnosing gastrointestinal bleeding was evaluated. Fifty-three patients received a contrast-medium-enhanced helical multislice CT (MSCT) to locate the bleeding site. Seventy-nine percent of the hemorrhage were acute gastrointestinal bleedings. Fifty-five percent of the acute hemorrhages were located via helical MSCT, 45% of the chronic bleeding sites were detected. Notably, bleeding of diverticula, tumors, and angiodysplasias were well demonstrated. In conclusion, contrast-medium-enhanced MSCT may be used effectively as a noninvasive diagnostic tool for detecting gastrointestinal bleedings.
Amarteifio
Erick
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Department of Radiology, Georg-August-University Goettingen, 37099 Goettingen, Germany.
Sohns
Christian
C
Heuser
Markus
M
Püsken
Michael
M
Lange
Bettina
B
Obenauer
Silvia
S
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003287:Contrast Media; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007472:Iohexol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*
D003287:Contrast Media; D007472:Iohexol; C038192:iopromide