Diseases of the thoracic aorta and pulmonary arteries

R. Salgado*, J. Habets, R. P J Budde, T. Leiner

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Abstract

Many acute and chronic clinical entities can affect the great thoracic arteries. As clinical findings are often unreliable, (mostly) noninvasive imaging plays a crucial role both in the initial assessment of critically ill patients, and in the follow-up of chronic conditions. Imaging also forms an increasingly important role in the pre-procedural planning of a wide variety of endovascular interventions.

In this chapter, we review and compare the multimodality imaging findings of the most common pathological entities affecting the thoracic arteries. We highlight their strength and weaknesses, and provide recommendation for structural reporting.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Cardiac Imaging
EditorsKoen Nieman, Oliver Gaemperli, Patrizio Lancellotti , Sven Plein
PublisherWoodhead Publishing Ltd
Pages661-705
Number of pages45
ISBN (Electronic)9781782422945
ISBN (Print)9781782422822
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Sept 2015

Publication series

NameWoodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
Volume99

Keywords

  • Acute aortic syndrome
  • Thoracic aorta
  • Pulmonary arteries
  • Vasculitis
  • Post-­operative aorta
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Aneurysmatic disease

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