THE ROBB-STEINBERG method of visualization of the cardiovascular system by the rapid intravenous injection of concentrated organic iodides and precise roentgenography has been available since 1938.'Recently, modification of the method by the rapid, simultaneous, and bilateral injection of concentrated contrast media after accurate prediction of the circulation time has achieved abdominal aortog...

THE ROBB-STEINBERG method of visualization of the cardiovascular system by the rapid intravenous injection of concentrated organic iodides and precise roentgenography has been available since 1938.'Recently, modification of the method by the rapid, simultaneous, and bilateral injection of concentrated contrast media after accurate prediction of the circulation time has achieved abdominal aortog...

A 73-year-old man with a history of hypertension and ascending aortic dissection was hospitalized for aggravated abdominal pain and general ache for 3 months. Follow-up CT showed aggravated abdominal aortic hematoma with aneurysm, atherosclerotic periaortitis and bilateral hydronephrosis. An initial laboratory finding showed elevated levels of inflammatory markers and renal dysfunction. Positro...

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic granulomatous vasculitis of unknown aetiology, which typically affects the branches of carotid artery (especially the temporal artery), but it can involve any medium-size or large artery, and then its diagnostics becomes much more difficult. The aim of our study is to point up typical histopathological changes in the aorta of GCA patients. In the study w...

endovascular devices and techniques will evolve to expand applicability and provide therapy for most aortic diseases, including a growing number of diseases of the arch and the ascending aorta [4]. Complex aortic aneurysms that involve major aortic branch origins include those juxtaposed or involving the renal arteries (juxtarenal, perirenal), the visceral arteries (thoraco-abdominal) and the g...

Background: Behcet’s disease (BD) is an immune-mediated systemic vasculitis affecting any size of blood vessels. Previous studies showed that BD may involve large arterial vessels [1] but the radiographic outcome has not been well known due to its low prevalence. Objectives: To evaluate vascular involving aorta and major branches clinical characteristics each prognosis group. Methods: We retros...

The manifestations of Takayasu's arteritis of the aorta were studied in 84 patients. The extent of the involvement of the aorta was classified on aortographic examination in 54 patients and from the clinical manifestations in 30. Involvement of the aorta was classified as: (1) arch type in 47 cases; (2) extensive type (whole aorta and its branches involved) in 27 cases; and (3) descending thora...