title: Spontaneous abdominal hemorrhage: causes, CT findings, and clinical implications.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to present the most common causes of spontaneous abdominal hemorrhage and to review the CT findings that are important in establishing the correct diagnosis and in guiding appropriate therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Knowledge of the common CT manifestations of various causes of spontaneous abdominal hemorrhage allows their accurate diagnosis and has a direct impact on clinical decision making.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Presbyterian Campus, 200 Lothrop St., Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Furlan
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fakhran
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Federle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*