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CT of abdomen

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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abdomen

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computerized tomography (CT)

References

  1. Carberry GA et al. Unreported vertebral body compression fractures at abdominal multidetector CT. Radiology 2013 Jul; 268:120 PMID: 23449956
  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: 37133836 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2804484