MDCT angiography after open thoracic aortic surgery: pearls and pitfalls.

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Journal Article (Review)

OBJECTIVE: 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). CONCLUSION: An understanding of surgical thoracic aortic procedures will allow appropriate differentiation of normal from abnormal CTA findings on postoperative imaging.