Imaging of thoracic aortic disease.
Aortic pathology can be more complex to understand on imaging than is initially appreciated. There are a number of imaging modalities that provide excellent assessment of aortic pathology and enable the accurate monitoring of disease. This review discusses the imaging of the most common disease processes that affect the aorta in adults, with the primary focus being on CT and MRI.
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. ben.holloway@uhb.nhs.uk
B J
BJ
Holloway
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Rosewarne
R G
RG
Jones
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000175:diagnosis; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D003287:Contrast Media; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
D003287:Contrast Media