Differentiating unexpected hyperattenuating intraluminal material from gastrointestinal bleeding on contrast enhanced dual-energy CT
We present the case of a 24-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with mid-epigastric pain and nausea. Contrast enhanced dual-energy CT showed high iodine signal in the small bowel lumen concerning for gastrointestinal bleeding since oral contrast was not given. However, overt ble...
Main Authors: | Todd C. Soesbe, PhD, Lakshmi Ananthakrishnan, MD, Matthew A. Lewis, PhD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-12-01
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Series: | Radiology Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321006415 |
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