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Fat stranding represents important CT findings leading radiologist attention to the site of abdominal pathology especially in patients presenting with acute abdominal pain. Fat stranding refers to an abnormal increased attenuation in fat (in the mesentery, omentum, retroperitoneum, or subcutaneous fat).
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Paolantonio, P., Dromain, C. (2014). F. In: Imaging of Small Bowel, Colon and Rectum. A-Z Notes in Radiological Practice and Reporting. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5489-9_6
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