CT of abdomen
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Indications
- contrast enhanced CT is indicated for evaluation of acute abdominal pain[2]
Radiology
- contrast enhancement improves accuracy by 30% over non-contrast CT[2]
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References
- ↑ Carberry GA et al. Unreported vertebral body compression fractures at abdominal multidetector CT. Radiology 2013 Jul; 268:120 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23449956
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Shaish H et al. Diagnostic accuracy of unenhanced computed tomography for evaluation of acute abdominal pain in the emergency department. JAMA Surg 2023 May 3; [e-pub] PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37133836 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2804484