The additional value of the arterial phase in the CT assessment of liver vascular injuries after high-energy blunt trauma.
Francesca IacobellisMariano ScaglioneAntonio BrillantinoMaria Giuseppina ScuderiFrancesco GiurazzaRoberto GrassiGiuseppe NoscheseRaffaella NiolaNaail Yarub Sulaiman Al ZuhirLuigia RomanoPublished in: Emergency radiology (2019)
The addiction of the arterial phase to the venous phase in the CT assessment of patients who underwent high-energy blunt trauma allows an accurate identification and characterization of traumatic vascular injuries, so distinguishing between patients suitable for conservative management and those requiring interventional or surgical treatment.