Morphologic assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysms by spiral computed tomographic scanning

Use of spiral computed tomographic angiography in monitoring abdominal aortic aneurysms after transfemoral endovascular repair.

Transfemoral endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms has proved to be technically feasible in a selected group of patients. However, long-term efficacy has not been proved. Graft performance after implantation can be monitored by a single imaging technique: spiral computed tomographic angiography. With this technique, the parameters for continuing clinical success of the procedure-gra...

Assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysms by computed tomography.

Computed tomographic assessment of left ventricular aneurysms.

Twenty patients with left ventricular aneurysms were studied by left ventricular angiography and computed tomography. Measurements of left ventricular short axis, percentage of non-aneurysmal myocardium, and size of aneurysm were determined by both techniques. Qualitative assessments of left ventricular size together with the anatomical relation of the aneurysm to the ventricle were also made. ...

Computed tomographic angiographic imaging of abdominal aortic aneurysms: implications for transfemoral endovascular aneurysm management.

PURPOSE To describe anatomic features pertinent to patient selection and graft design for transfemoral endovascular aneurysm management (TEAM) of the infrarenal aorta using computed tomographic (CT) angiography. METHODS A prospective noncomparative analysis of 102 spiral CT scans of the abdominal aorta of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms was performed. From the original CT data set, s...

Duplex ultrasound scanning versus computed tomographic angiography for postoperative evaluation of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare duplex ultrasound scanning and computed tomographic (CT) angiography for postoperative imaging and surveillance after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). METHODS One hundred consecutive patients with AAA underwent endovascular (Medtronic AneuRx, stent graft) aneurysm repair and were imaged with both CT angiography and dupl...