Noninvasive diagnosis of bronchial artery aneurysm using dual-source computed tomography angiography.
Bronchial artery aneurysm is a rare entity, detected in less than 1% of all patients undergoing selective bronchial arteriograms. Approximately 50 cases have been reported so far. Computed tomography (CT) reports of mediastinal bronchial artery aneurysms are rare. We report a case of a bronchial artery aneurysm in an 84-year-old male patient, which had been misdiagnosed as lung cancer for 6 years.
Zhang
Long Jiang
LJ
Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Clinical School of Medical College, Nanjing University, Nangjing, Jiangsu Province, China. kevinzhanglongjiang@yahoo.com.cn
Yang
Gui Fen
GF
Lu
Guang Ming
GM
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D007472:Iohexol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
D003287:Contrast Media; D007472:Iohexol; C038192:iopromide