Abstract
We present the case of a 24-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with mid-epigastric pain and nausea. Contrast enhanced dual-energy CT showed high iodine signal in the small bowel lumen concerning for gastrointestinal bleeding since oral contrast was not given. However, overt bleeding symptoms were absent. Further in-house analysis of the dual-energy CT data revealed the hyperattenuating intraluminal material to be oral indigestion medicine containing magnesium, aluminum, or bismuth, and not extravasated iodine.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3662-3665 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Radiology Case Reports |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2021 |
Keywords
- Dual-energy X-ray computed tomography
- Emergency room
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Indigestion medicine
- Intravenous iodine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging