Ability of specific and nonspecific signs of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in the diagnosis of blunt surgically important bowel and mesenteric injuries

To determine the accuracy of MDCT in the evaluation of blunt surgically relevant bowel and/or mesenteric injuries (BMIs) using single specific CT signs together with specific pairs of nonspecific signs. Fifty-four patients examined with MDCT were divided into two groups: a ‘surgical’ group of 20 patients—which underwent surgery for blunt BMIs—and a control group of 34 ‘nonsurgical’ trauma patients. Two radiologists with different experience...