Multidetector Computed Tomography of the Aorta

Nair, Arjun; Rubens, Michael B.

doi:10.1007/978-3-7091-4874-7_25

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“…MDCT has emerged as a fundamental tool for the diagnosis and pre-surgical work-up of thoracic aortic abnormalities due to its high spatial resolution, large area of coverage, short scan time, multi-planar reformatting, and 3D volume rendering. It is now one of the most widely used modalities for the detection of congenital abnormalities of the thoracic aorta [5].…”

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Multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) as a diagnostic tool in assessment of thoracic aortic anomalies in pediatric patients

Eltatawy

Elsharawy

Elbarbary

et al. 2021

Egypt J Radiol Nucl Med

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Background A wide variety of congenital thoracic aortic variants and pathological anomalies could be assessed recently in diagnostic and interventional radiology. Multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) is one of the most important non-invasive diagnostic tools for their detection. The aim of the study was to evaluate role of MDCT scanning for diagnosis of thoracic aortic anatomic variants and diseases in pediatric patients. Results Thirty patients (15 male and 15 female), mean age (8.49 ± 20.29 months) were diagnosed with different thoracic aortic anomalies by MDCT then confirmed by surgical results. MDCT was more sensitive than echocardiography in detection of hypo plastic arch, vascular rings, interrupted aortic arch anomalies, and aortic coarctation. Both MDCT and echocardiography showed 100% sensitivity in their detection of TGA, TOF, and PDA. MDCT detected 6 cases of right-sided aortic arch while echo missed 2 cases. Different aortic arch branching patterns and coronary origin were better demonstrated by MDCT. Conclusion 320-Multi-detector computed tomography is a reliable tool for optimal detection of thoracic aortic anomalies and preoperative planning.

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