A novel concept on volumetric assessment and quantification of gastrointestinal bleed on computed tomography angiography: Observations based on a case series

Department of Radiology, Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre - Narayana Multispecialty Hospital, Narayana Health, Estimation of quantity and rate of bleeding is of great value in the management of patients with acute GI bleed. Endoscopy and multiphase contrast enhanced computed tomography (MCECT) are the presently employed two important methods for this purpose. Still there is a lacuna in the methods of precise estimation of amount of bleed, which at the moment are somewhat unreliable and subjectively evaluated. We present the value of dynamic contrast-enhanced CT examination in quantitatively estimating the amount of extravasated blood with the help of three illustrative clinical examples. Technique CT examination, the methodology for assessment of quantity of bleed is presented and the discussion of existing literature regarding the estimation methods is presented.Bommasandra, Bengaluru, India