Open AccessActive Hemorrhage and Vascular Injuries in Splenic Trauma: Utility of the Arterial Phase in Multidetector CT
Author(s) -
Jennifer W. Uyeda,
Christina A. LeBedis,
David R. Penn,
Jorge A. Soto,
Stephan W. Anderson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.118
H-Index - 295
eISSN - 1527-1315
pISSN - 0033-8419
DOI - 10.1148/radiol.13121242
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , blunt trauma , arterial embolization , blunt , institutional review board , multidetector computed tomography , embolization , surgery , computed tomography
To determine whether the addition of arterial phase computed tomography (CT) to the standard combination of portal venous and delayed phase imaging increases sensitivity in the diagnosis of active hemorrhage and/or contained vascular injuries in patients with splenic trauma.