Diagnostic utility of computed tomography in patients presenting to the emergency department with unintended weight loss.
Sanjay RaoElias G KikanoDaniel A SmithSree Harsha TirumaniNikhil H RamaiyaPublished in: Emergency radiology (2021)
The use of CT scanning in the evaluation of UWL in the ED yielded a diagnosis in approximately half of all cases, indicating good diagnostic value. The most common causes of UWL were non-malignant GI conditions and cancer in this cohort.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- computed tomography
- weight loss
- end stage renal disease
- positron emission tomography
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- image quality
- dual energy
- magnetic resonance imaging
- bariatric surgery
- contrast enhanced
- peritoneal dialysis
- high resolution
- papillary thyroid
- squamous cell carcinoma
- young adults
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported
- childhood cancer