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1 From the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287. Received March 8, 1999; revision requested May 5 and received June 3; accepted June 8. Address reprint requests to B.A.U. (e-mail: burban@jhmi.edu).
Helical computed tomography (CT) allows rapid, cost-effective evaluation of patients with acute abdominal pain. Tailoring the examination to the working clinical diagnosis by optimizing constituent factors (eg, timing of acquisition, contrast material used, means and rate of contrast material administration, collimation, pitch) can markedly improve diagnostic accuracy. Rapid (
3 mL/sec) intravenous injection of contrast material is required for optimal assessment of acute pancreatitis, ischemic bowel, aortic aneurysm, and aortic dissection. Narrow collimation and small reconstruction intervals can help detect calculi in the biliary system and genitourinary tract. Tailored helical CT in patients with acute pyelonephritis usually involves several acquisitions through the kidneys during various phases of renal enhancement. In patients with suspected renal infarction, CT protocol must include an acquisition during the corticomedullary phase. Helical CT with 5-mm collimation through the lower abdomen and pelvis is used to evaluate patients with suspected diverticulitis. Use of both oral and intravenous contrast material can help localize small bowel perforation and characterize related complications. Tailored helical CT for assessment of abdominal hemorrhage consists of initial unenhanced CT followed by optional contrast material–enhanced CT. Clear communication between the radiologist, the patient, and the referring physician is essential for narrowing the differential diagnosis into a working diagnosis prior to helical CT.
Index Terms: Abdomen, acute conditions, 72.25, 74.723, 751.291, 76.285, 762.81, 77.291, 81.2121, 82.21 • Abdomen, CT, **.12112 • Appendicitis, 751.291 • Cholecystitis, 76.285 • Computed tomography (CT), helical technology • Computed tomography (CT), utilization • Gallbladder, calculi, 762.289, 762.81 • Intestines, stenosis or obstruction, 74.723 • Nephritis, 81.2121 • Pancreatitis, 77.291 • Stomach, ulcer, 72.25 • Ureter, calculi, 82.81
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