[Spiral computerized tomography in the diagnosis of acute occlusion of the abdominal aorta. A case report].
Aim of this report is to present a case of acute occlusion of the abdominal aorta recognized by spiral-CT. After a brief description of the etiology and pathology of abdominal aorta acute occlusion, stress is laid on diagnostic role of spiral-CT, based on personal and literature data. The advantage of spiral respect to non-spiral CT is the quicker examination time which is very important, mostly in emergencies. On the contrary, the diagnosis of acute abdominal aorta occlusion is not modified by volumetric CT respect to non-spiral and it is based on the absence of aorta contrast enhancement above the occlusion level.
Tagliaferri
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Servizio di Radiologia, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli-Oftalmico, Università degli Studi, Milano.
Gattoni
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Boioli
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Sicilia
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Uslenghi
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*