Bronchial and nonbronchial systemic arteries in patients with hemoptysis: depiction on MDCT angiography.
OBJECTIVE
In this pictorial essay, we show the usefulness of MDCT angiography for visualization of the bronchial and nonbronchial systemic feeder vessels responsible for hemoptysis.


CONCLUSIONS
By providing thin-section transaxial, multiplanar reconstruction, and 3D images, CT angiography using MDCT allows comparable or better images than conventional angiography with respect to the depiction of bronchial or nonbronchial systemic arteries. CT angiography is particularly useful for visualizing the ectopic origin of bronchial arteries and nonbronchial systemic collateral arteries.
Chung
Myung Jin
MJ
Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, 50, Ilwon-Dong, Kangnam-Ku, Seoul 135-710, Korea.
Lee
Ju Hyun
JH
Lee
Kyung Soo
KS
Yoon
Young Cheol
YC
Kwon
O Jung
OJ
Kim
Tae Sung
TS
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed