MDCT angiography after open thoracic aortic surgery: pearls and pitfalls

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Jan;192(1):W20-7. doi: 10.2214/AJR.08.1364.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this article is to review open thoracic aortic surgical techniques and to describe the range of postoperative findings on CT angiography (CTA).

Conclusion: An understanding of surgical thoracic aortic procedures will allow appropriate differentiation of normal from abnormal CTA findings on postoperative imaging.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiography / methods*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery*
  • Aortography / methods*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Care
  • Prognosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods