Imaging findings related to shock or severe hypotension
IMAGING
General Features
Imaging Recommendations
CT Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Natural History & Prognosis
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Elst J et al: Signs of post-traumatic hypovolemia on abdominal CT and their clinical importance: a systematic review. Eur J Radiol. 124:108800, 2020
Mills A et al: Imaging of bowel wall thickening in the hospitalized patient. Radiol Clin North Am. 58(1):1-17, 2020
Kwon OY et al: Shock bowel caused by neurogenic shock: computed tomography findings. J Emerg Med. 43(4):e251-3, 2012
Ames JT et al: CT hypotension complex (shock bowel) is not always due to traumatic hypovolemic shock. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 192(5):W230-5, 2009
Lubner M et al: CT evaluation of shock viscera: a pictorial review. Emerg Radiol. 15(1):1-11, 2008
Tarrant AM et al: A pictorial review of hypovolaemic shock in adults. Br J Radiol. 81(963):252-7, 2008
Ryan MF et al: The halo sign and peripancreatic fluid: useful CT signs of hypovolaemic shock complex in adults. Clin Radiol. 60(5):599-607, 2005
Eisenstat RS et al: The "flat cava" sign revisited: what is its significance in patients without trauma? AJR Am J Roentgenol. 178(1):21-5, 2002
Mirvis SE et al: Diffuse small-bowel ischemia in hypotensive adults after blunt trauma (shock bowel): CT findings and clinical significance. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 163(6):1375-9, 1994
Sivit CJ et al: Posttraumatic shock in children: CT findings associated with hemodynamic instability. Radiology. 182(3):723-6, 1992
Jeffrey RB Jr et al: The collapsed inferior vena cava: CT evidence of hypovolemia. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 150(2):431-2, 1988
Imaging findings related to shock or severe hypotension
IMAGING
General Features
Imaging Recommendations
CT Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Natural History & Prognosis
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Elst J et al: Signs of post-traumatic hypovolemia on abdominal CT and their clinical importance: a systematic review. Eur J Radiol. 124:108800, 2020
Mills A et al: Imaging of bowel wall thickening in the hospitalized patient. Radiol Clin North Am. 58(1):1-17, 2020
Kwon OY et al: Shock bowel caused by neurogenic shock: computed tomography findings. J Emerg Med. 43(4):e251-3, 2012
Ames JT et al: CT hypotension complex (shock bowel) is not always due to traumatic hypovolemic shock. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 192(5):W230-5, 2009
Lubner M et al: CT evaluation of shock viscera: a pictorial review. Emerg Radiol. 15(1):1-11, 2008
Tarrant AM et al: A pictorial review of hypovolaemic shock in adults. Br J Radiol. 81(963):252-7, 2008
Ryan MF et al: The halo sign and peripancreatic fluid: useful CT signs of hypovolaemic shock complex in adults. Clin Radiol. 60(5):599-607, 2005
Eisenstat RS et al: The "flat cava" sign revisited: what is its significance in patients without trauma? AJR Am J Roentgenol. 178(1):21-5, 2002
Mirvis SE et al: Diffuse small-bowel ischemia in hypotensive adults after blunt trauma (shock bowel): CT findings and clinical significance. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 163(6):1375-9, 1994
Sivit CJ et al: Posttraumatic shock in children: CT findings associated with hemodynamic instability. Radiology. 182(3):723-6, 1992
Jeffrey RB Jr et al: The collapsed inferior vena cava: CT evidence of hypovolemia. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 150(2):431-2, 1988
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