http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2000/04/Articles/CT-diagnosis-of-acute-bowel-and-mesenteric-injury.aspxBowel and mesenteric injury can be a major cause of morbidity and mortality if not detected quickly. The increase in nonoperative management of liver and spleen injuries requires high confidence in excluding surgical bowel and mesenteric injuries. Although the diagnostic accuracy of CT for these injuries is controversial, the use of helical CT and radiologists’ increasing familiarity with diagnostic and suspicious CT findings should lead to increased use of thisWednesday, 20 Sep 2000 16:33:26 GMT