MDCT angiography after open thoracic aortic surgery: pearls and pitfalls.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article is to review open thoracic aortic surgical techniques and to describe the range of postoperative findings on CT angiography (CTA).


CONCLUSIONS
An understanding of surgical thoracic aortic procedures will allow appropriate differentiation of normal from abnormal CTA findings on postoperative imaging.
Hoang
Jenny K
JK
Department of Radiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Erwin Rd., Durham, NC 27710, USA. jenny.hoang@duke.edu
Martinez
Santiago
S
Hurwitz
Lynne M
LM
D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods