1. Axial CT image of the lower abdomen obtained after the administration of intravenous iodinated contrast reveals injection of the paracolic fat extending to the abdominal wall (red arrow), consistent with epiploic appendagitis.
Axial CT image of the lower abdomen obtained after the administration of intravenous iodinated contrast reveals injection of the paracolic fat extending to the abdominal wall (red arrow), consistent with epiploic appendagitis. Note normal low-attenuation fat posteriorly (white arrow). Edema is also noted in the subcutaneous fat of the abdominal wall, likely from the acute twisting of his torso (asterisks).
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