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

Journal Article (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.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Hoang, JK; Martinez, S; Hurwitz, LM

Published Date

  • January 2009

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 192 / 1

Start / End Page

  • W20 - W27

PubMed ID

  • 19098168

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1546-3141

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.2214/AJR.08.1364

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • United States