The Impact of Transient Hepatic Attenuation Differences in the Diagnosis of Pseudoaneurysm and Arteriovenous Fistula on Follow-Up CT Scans after Blunt Liver Trauma

The Impact of Transient Hepatic Attenuation Differences in the Diagnosis of Pseudoaneurysm and Arteriovenous Fistula on Follow-Up CT Scans after Blunt Liver Trauma

A feared complication to liver trauma is delayed vascular complication, such as pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula (PS/AF) seen as focal enhancement on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) in the arterial phase. A hyperdense area termed transient hepatic attenuation difference (THAD) r...

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Main Authors: Andreas Hjelm Brandt, Caroline Ewertsen, Kristoffer Lindskov Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-09-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
abdomen
CT
liver
trauma
vascular injury
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/4/3/129

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