Author/Authors :
Kalagher, Sean D. University of Virginia - Health System Foundation - Department of Radiology, USA , Sıldıroğlu, Onur University of Virginia - Department of Radiology, Health System Foundation, USA , Turba, Ülkü Cenk University of Virginia - Department of Radiology, Health System Foundation, USA
Abstract :
A 17-year-old trauma patient had an acute drop in blood pressure on the computed tomography scanner. The vessel cutoff sign is depicted at the origin of the common hepatic artery (CHA) on the coronal MIP reconstructed computed tomography angiography (Fig. 1). Differential includes dissection, avulsion, and embolus. He went immediately to exploratory laparotomy-the source was not identified, and all quadrants were packed.
