Magnetic resonance imaging of thoracic aortic aneurysms: comparison with other imaging methods

Familial Patterns of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms

“…The Bonferroni technique was performed to test for differences between means in multiple groups. 4 Dinsmore et al 5 reported an extremely high correlation among magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography scans, and ultrasound studies in TAA measurement. In this study, these 3 modalities were used for growth rate measurement.…”

Dilation of peripheral vessels in Marfan syndrome: Importance of thoracoabdominal MR angiography

“…Very few series report the use of MRA at the first evaluation and follow-up of Marfan patients [20][21][22][23]. In our series, despite a general good correlation between echocardiography and MRA, in some cases disagreement between measurements occurred.…”

Aortobronchial fistula occurring after coarctation repair: findings on aortography, helical CT, and CT angiography.

“…The presence of an aortic aneurysm with a ground-glass appearance to the adjacentlung parenchymain a patient with hemoptysis has beenfound to be highly suggestive [6], andCT may reveal the fistula in as many as one half of patients [2]. MR imaging doesnot require ion izing radiation or IV contrast material, and it allows direct imaging in any plane [7]. Despite these benefits, the long imaging time needed for standardpulse sequenceslimits the evalua tion of the lung parenchyma.With the devel opment of faster scanning techniquesand the associateddecreasein respiratory motion arti facts, MR imaging may prove to be as useful asCT in this disease.…”