CT diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia from various causes.
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.
Furukawa
Akira
A
Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. akira@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
Kanasaki
Shuzo
S
Kono
Naoaki
N
Wakamiya
Makoto
M
Tanaka
Toyohiko
T
Takahashi
Masashi
M
Murata
Kiyoshi
K
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*
D003287:Contrast Media