title: Diagnosis of acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage and acute mesenteric ischemia in the era of multi-detector row CT.
abstract: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage and mesenteric ischemia are two conditions that require rapid and accurate diagnosis. In this article, the author discusses these conditions in the light of current available diagnosing modalities, such as multi-detector computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Radiology, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. jamlik.johnson@emoryhealthcare.org
authors.forename: Jamlik-Omari
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008643:Mesentery / Q000098:blood supply*; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods