Role of CT angiography in congenital and acquired aortic diseases
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Radiology - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Multidetector CT is an alternative tool helpful in establishing the primary diagnosis, defining anatomic landmarks and their relationships, and identifying associated cardiovascular anomalies in both congenital and acquired aortic diseases. Aim: To establish the role of CT angiography in congenital and acquired aortic diseases. Material and Methods: The study included 50 Patients presenting with sign and symptoms of aortic diseases or incidental detection of aortic diseases in asymptomatic patients. All patients were studied with 128 slice MDCT Aortic Angiography. Results: In the spectrum of aortic pathologies, 13 patients (26%) were of congenital category and 37 patients (74%) were from acquired category. Two (4%) patients had vascular ring. In both abnormal/aberrant vessel (right subclavian artery) was coursing posterior to oesophagus.In one (2%) patient some type of abnormal communication between aorta and adjacent vascular structure was found. This patient had patent ductus arteriosus of type C.Aortic dissection was seen in 13 patients. Conclusion: With its high spatial resolution, multidetector CT performed with or without an ECG-gated technique allows accurate and fast noninvasive characterization of aortic pathologic conditions
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Ameet Panchmahalkar, Mangesh Warkad
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