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Multislice spiral CT angiography for evaluation of acute aortic syndrome
Author(s) -
Zhao DeLi,
Liu XinDing,
Zhao ChengLei,
Zhou HaiTing,
Wang GuoKun,
Liang HongWei,
Zhang JinLing
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13663
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , acute aortic syndrome , angiography , multislice computed tomography , aortic dissection , multislice , aneurysm , nuclear medicine , computed tomography , aorta
Objective To discuss the diagnostic value of multislice CT angiography ( MSCTA ) in acute aortic syndrome ( AAS ). Materials and methods The clinical and imaging data of 36 cases diagnosed as AAS by MSCTA were collected. The manifestations of the MSCTA images were reviewed retrospectively, and the average x‐ray dose was calculated. Results Among 36 AAS cases, 16 cases had aortic dissection ( AD ), 8 cases had penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer ( PAU ), 7 cases had intramural hematoma ( IMH ), and 5 cases had unstable thoracic aneurysm ( UTA ). Of 16 cases with AD , type A and type B accounted for 43.7% (7/16) and 56.3% (9/16), respectively. Of 7 cases with IMH , type A and type B accounted for 42.9% (3/7) and 57.1% (4/7), respectively. Conclusion In spite of the x‐ray radiation, MSCTA proves to be a rapid and noninvasive imaging technique for the diagnosis of AAS .