title: Endovascular repair of the thoracic aorta: preoperative and postoperative evaluation with multidetector computed tomography.
abstract: Endovascular techniques have emerged as a minimally invasive alternative for the repair of the descending thoracic aorta, especially in high-risk patients. Multidetector computed tomography has a pivotal role, specifically in determining the candidacy or exclusion of patients for thoracic endovascular aortic repair and preoperative planning. In addition, multidetector computed tomography is used for follow-up assessment of the postsurgical aorta, so that potentially fatal complications can be correctly diagnosed and treated in a timely manner. In this pictorial review, we focus on the preoperative assessment of the pathologic aorta and evaluation after thoracic endovascular aortic repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA. migbarco@gmail.com
authors.forename: Myrna C B
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Godoy
authors.forename: Neal S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Cayne
authors.forename: Jane P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003287:Contrast Media; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media