Value of multislice computed tomography in the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia

OBJECTIVE: To define the value of multislice computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two hundred patients (age range: 20-92 years) who were referred to the emergency CT department with a clinical suspicion of AMI were prospectively included in the study. CT examinations were performed with a multislice (16) CT scanner and the protocol included pre-contrast, arterial and venous phase …