Abdominal aortic aneurysm CT

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Contrast CT

  • Provides detailed anatomic information and is valuable in planning AAA repair
  • The disadvantages include:
    • Nephrotoxicity
    • Cost
    • Exposure to radiation
    • Suboptimal visualization of the origins of the aortic branch vessels
    • Occasionally, inaccurate localizing of the aneurysmal neck

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Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology






Labeled images shown below are courtesy of Radswiki and copylefted.





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