Role of clinical data and multidetector computed tomography findings in acute superior mesenteric artery embolism

Figure 3 The patient was a 62-year-old male with history of abdominal pain, hematochezia, and atrial fibrillation. A and B: The axial images in the arterial phase; C: The axial images in the venous phase; D: The coronary images in the arterial phase; E: The volume rendered technique image; and F: The digital subtraction image. A and D show diffuse embolism in II, III, and IV regions of superior mesenteric artery (long arrows); B shows embolus in the left atrium, C shows decreased intestinal wall enhancement, and signs of pneumatosis intestinalis (arrow).