The aorta is the main blood vessel that carries oxygen-filled blood from the heart to the rest of the body. It extends from the chest to the abdomen, where it branches (bifurcates) into the iliac ...
The cardiac track focuses on the heart, its hemodynamics, and thoracic arteries and veins to help diagnose and monitor heart disease and valvular abnormalities. The general (abdomen/OB-GYN) track ...
A subsequent contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen revealed no evidence of bowel ischaemia, and the superior mesenteric artery and vein were both patent. The pyloric wall was irregularly thickened ...
A 59-year-old man with abdominal pain was admitted to the emergency department. Investigations had revealed a right-sided paraduodenal hernia and superior mesenteric vein (SMV) twisting around the ...