Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) can be broadly divided into true aneurysms and false aneurysms (pseudoaneurysms). True aneurysms contain all three layers of the aortic wall …
The clinical presentation of diseases involving the thoracic aorta ranges from a large number of asymptomatic patients with clinically undetectable thoracic aortic aneurysm to …
BT Nguyen - Seminars in Roentgenology, 2001 - Elsevier
C OMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) has be-come one of the foremost methods in imaging thoracic aortic diseases. Although there are advantages and disadvantages in using other …
CE Green, JS Klein - New Techniques in Cardiothoracic Imaging, 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter reviews the role of multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) angiography in the assessment of congenital and acquired aortic abnormalities and …
JA Scheske, JH Chung, S Abbara… - Radiologic …, 2016 - radiologic.theclinics.com
The aorta is the largest artery in the human body, pumping up to 200 million liters of blood through the body in an average lifetime. Thoracic aortic disease presentation ranges from …
N Ho, A Mohadjer, MY Desai - Expert Review of Cardiovascular …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Complications of thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA), including aortic rupture and dissection, are often catastrophic and prophylactic intervention can be lifesaving …
The aorta is the largest artery in the human body, pumping up to 200 million liters of blood through the body in an average lifetime. Thoracic aortic disease presentation ranges from …
GD Rubin, MK Kalra - MDCT: From Protocols to Practice, 2006 - Springer
Multidetector computed tomography angiography (MDCTA) is a nonivasive and accurate technique for assessment of many thoracic aortic abnormalities. It offers several advantages …
Historically, the depiction of thoracic aortic disease has been limited to conventional angiography. Although long considered to be the “gold-standard” of vascular imaging …