MDCT angiography after open thoracic aortic surgery: pearls and pitfalls.
review · Level V
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Abstract
The purpose of this article is to review open thoracic aortic surgical techniques and to describe the range of postoperative findings on CT angiography (CTA). An understanding of surgical thoracic aortic procedures will allow appropriate differentiation of normal from abnormal CTA findings on postoperative imaging.
Medical subject headings
- Angiography
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Aortic Diseases
- Aortography
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed