Cone-beam computed tomography improves the detection of injured vessels and involved vascular territories in patients with bleeding of uncertain origin.

CONCLUSION: In complex cases of suspected haemorrhage, CBCT images can aid the interventionalist in detecting bleeding sites as well as narrowing down the number of involved vascular territories and thereby identifying feeding arteries of the bleeding source. Advances in knowledge: CBCT showed no improvement in image quality. However, in complex bleeding cases CBCT information might aid in treatment planning. CBCT improves visualization of bleeding vessels and involved feeding arteries. Particularly less experienced interventionalists might benefit from the 3D information gathered by CBCT. PMID: 29848014 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The British Journal of Radiology - May 31, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Ulrich G, Roland S, Dominik K, Rüdiger H, Sasan P, Mehra T, Konstantin N, Gerd G Tags: Br J Radiol Source Type: research