title: [The MSCT methods and radiological features of aortic diseases].
abstract: With the advancement of multi-detector spiral computer tomography (MSCT) and Z-axis resolution, CT has progressively been applied in showing the anatomy and disease of vessels; therefore, CTA is increasingly important to the diagnosis of vascular diseases. In this paper we focuses on a review of the progress of MSCT and CTA in diagnosing aortic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Zhigang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods