title: CT diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia from various causes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Acute mesenteric ischemia can be caused by various conditions such as arterial occlusion, venous occlusion, strangulating obstruction, and hypoperfusion associated with nonocclusive vascular disease, and the CT findings vary widely depending on the cause and underlying pathophysiology. The aim of this article is to review the CT appearances of acute mesenteric ischemia in various conditions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Recognition of characteristic CT appearances and the variations associated with each cause may help in the accurate interpretation of CT in the diagnosis of mesenteric ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. akira@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Shuzo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanasaki
authors.forename: Naoaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wakamiya
authors.forename: Toyohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murata
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008642:Mesenteric Veins; D008643:Mesentery / Q000098:blood supply*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media