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CT in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Aka: CT in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, AAA Computed Tomography, Helical CT in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, CT Angiography of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm CTA
- See Also
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Ultrasound in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Abdominal Aortography
- Standard Abdominal CT
- Indications
- Suboptimal Ultrasound of AAA
- Suspected hemodynamically stable ruptured AAA
- Advantages over Ultrasound
- Reproducible results without operator variation
- Defines surrounding periaortic anatomy
- Limitations
- Does not define periaortic Vascular Anatomy
- Helical CT (Spiral CT) or CT Angiography
- Indications
- Preoperative AAA evaluation
- Advantages
- Defines periaortic Vascular Anatomy
- Replaces Abdominal Aortography in most cases
- Noninvasive detailed vascular imaging
- Offers three dimensional reconstruction (CTA)
- References
- Sparks (2002) Am Fam Physician 65(8):1565-70 [PubMed]