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Mesenteric ischemia: what the radiologist needs to know

Author(s) -

Michael C. Olson,

Joel G. Fletcher,

Prashant Nagpal,

Adam T. Froemming,

Ashish Khandelwal

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.83

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 2223-3660

pISSN - 2223-3652

DOI - 10.21037/cdt.2018.09.06

Subject(s) - medicine , revascularization , mesenteric ischemia , etiology , ischemia , pathophysiology , radiology , abdominal pain , intensive care medicine , computed tomography , acute abdominal pain , cardiology , surgery , myocardial infarction

Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a life-threatening condition that often presents with abdominal pain. Early diagnosis with contrast-enhanced computed tomography and revascularization can reduce the overall mortality in AMI. This article reviews practical etiological classification, pathophysiology of imaging manifestations and common pitfalls in intestinal ischemia.

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