Clinical Value of CT for Differentiation between Ascites and Hemorrhage: An Experimental In-Vitro Study.
Maximilian KerschbaumLeonhard Andreas SchurrMoritz RiedlAgnes MayrIsabella WeißLisa KluteDaniel PoppChristian G PfeiferAntonio ErnstbergerVolker AltLena Marie DendlPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)
In patients suffering from blunt abdominal trauma with preexisting ascites, HU values in CT imaging are not valid enough to exclude an acute hemorrhage.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- computed tomography
- image quality
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- dual energy
- chronic kidney disease
- contrast enhanced
- high resolution
- cell free
- magnetic resonance imaging
- trauma patients
- peritoneal dialysis
- positron emission tomography
- prognostic factors
- respiratory failure
- hepatitis b virus
- intensive care unit
- photodynamic therapy
- mass spectrometry