Fig. 2From: Computed tomography imaging of septic shock. Beyond the cause: the “CT hypoperfusion complex”. A pictorial essayContrast-enhanced CT in the portal venous phase, in the axial view, showing a 70-year-old male with sepsis due to gastric cancer surgery complications (qSOFA 3). In this patient, multiple CT signs of sepsis can be observed, including inferior vena cava halo sign (a, red circle), thickened bowel wall (b, white arrow), reduced enhancement, and spleen volume (c, white arrow). Figure d shows a previous CT examination of the same patient for comparisonBack to article page