The utility of a dual-phase, dual-energy CT protocol in patients presenting with overt gastrointestinal bleeding

Due to their easy accessibility, CT scans have been increasingly used for investigation of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.To estimate the performance of a dual-phase, dual-energy (DE) GI bleed CT protocol in patients with overt GI bleeding in clinical practice and examine the added value of portal phase and DE images.Consecutive patients with GI bleeding underwent a two-phase DE GI bleed CT protocol. Two gastroenterologists established the...