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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2013; 19(40): 6825-6833
Published online Oct 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i40.6825
Published online Oct 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i40.6825
Acute arterial mesenteric ischemia and reperfusion: Macroscopic and MRI findings, preliminary report
Luca Saba, Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Cagliari, 09045 Cagliari, Italy
Daniela Berritto, Francesca Iacobellis, Roberto Grassi, Institute of Radiology, Second University of Naples, 80138 Napoli, Italy
Mariano Scaglione, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinical Institute Pineta Grande, 81030 Castel Volturno Caserta, Italy
Mariano Scaglione, Department of Radiology, The Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, United Kingdom
Sigismondo Castaldo, Santolo Cozzolino, Biotechnology Centre, 80131 Napoli, Italy
Maria Antonietta Mazzei, Department of Surgical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
Veronica Di Mizio, Department of Radiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, 45100 Rovigo, Italy
Author contributions: Saba L partecipated to the conception and design of the study and wrote the manuscript; Berritto D and Iacobellis F performed the research, contributed to the conception and design of the study and to the acquisition and interpretation of the data; Castaldo S and Cozzolino S contributed to the acquisition of the data; Scaglione M, Mazzei MA and Di Mizio V critically revised the article for important intellectual content; Grassi R designed the research and approved the final version for publication.
Correspondence to: Daniela Berritto, MD, Institute of Radiology, Second University of Naples, P.za Miraglia 2, 80138 Napoli, Italy. berritto.daniela@gmail.com
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Received: June 3, 2013
Revised: July 27, 2013
Accepted: August 17, 2013
Published online: October 28, 2013
Processing time: 163 Days and 6.9 Hours
Revised: July 27, 2013
Accepted: August 17, 2013
Published online: October 28, 2013
Processing time: 163 Days and 6.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Diagnosis of acute arterial mesenteric ischemia depends on early detection and findings with regarding the presence or absence of reperfusion events. Distinguishing between these different conditions is crucial to improving outcome for the patient and represents a challenge for radiologists. The results of this preliminary study in an animal model provide for a time-based definition of the radiological findings in ischemia and reperfusion, showing that magnetic resonance imaging can adequately assess the different pathological changes that occur in acute arterial mesenteric ischemia with or without reperfusion.