Intraabdominal Active Bleeding: Helical CT , MDCT (64-slice), DSA and Homeostatic Embolization Findings

Congress:

ECR 2012

Poster Number:

C-2495

Type:

Educational Exhibit

Keywords:

Haemorrhage, Embolisation, CT-Angiography, CT, Catheter arteriography, Emergency, Abdomen

Authors:

B. ALPARSLAN¹, N. YILDIRIM¹, B. Hakyemez², A. Ozer¹, G. Savci¹; ¹Bursa/TR, ²Türkiye/Bursa/TR

DOI:

10.1594/ecr2012/C-2495

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/ecr2012/C-2495

Background

Vascular injuries of abdominal and pelvic organs may cause life-threatening bleeding and it is critical to recognize the imaging findings of active bleeding immediately and direct patients to either therapeutic angiography suit for embolization or urgent laparotomy.

CECT and especially MDCT-A correctly demonstrates abdominal vessel map and integrity in a few seconds.
Hence, these are substantial modalities in evaluating patients with suspected intraabdominal active bleeding.