title: Assessment of the thoracic aorta by spiral CT.
abstract: A recently developed technique, spiral CT, allows rapid data acquisition through an entire anatomic region during a single breath-hold. High-quality spiral CT scans of the thoracic region have been obtained with volumes of contrast material that are small relative to those used with conventional CT. This essay illustrates the diseases of the aorta as seen on spiral CT performed with low volumes of contrast material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA 02215.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Costello
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Ecker
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tello
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Hartnell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*