[2-dimensional ultrasonic scanning of the abdominal aorta in arterial hypertension patients].
The diagnostic value of two-dimensional ultrasonic scanning of the abdominal portion of the aorta was studied in 72 patients with arterial hypertension. Twenty-eight of these patients who presented no abnormalities by radiopaque and ultrasonic aortography served as control. The test group was comprised of the remaining 44 patients with symptomatic arterial hypertension associated with nonspecific aortoarteritis, atherosclerosis of the aorta and renal arteries and aortal malformation. Four major types of changes of the ultrasonic scanogram in cases of pathology of the abdominal portion of the aorta were identified. Ultrasonic aortography is a sufficiently informative method as compared to radiopaque aortography. The technique is relatively simple and has no contraindications for use. Ultrasonic scanning of the abdominal portion of the aorta should be conducted at the first stage of examination of patients with arterial hypertension.
D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001025:Aortitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D001167:Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography
Dvukhmernoe ul'trazvukovoe skanirovanie briushnogo otdela aorty u bol'nykh arterial'noĭ gipertonieĭ.