title: Sinus valsalva aneurysm on cardiac CT angiography: assessment and detection.
abstract: After the advent of ECG gated cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) there has been significant improvement in image quality of the ascending aorta. As a result the sinuses of valsalva are readily assessable. Sinuses of valsalva aneurysm can cause significant dysfunction of the aortic root and annulus and can be congenital or acquired. The aneurysm most commonly originates from the right coronary sinus. Complications related to sinuses of valsalva aneurysm can cause chest pain and can be life threatening. The cardiac imager should actively assess the sinuses of valsalva in every CCTA study.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Imaging, Monash Medical Centre, Southern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Troupis
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nasis
authors.forename: Sundeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pasricha
authors.forename: Mihir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Andris Harald
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ellims
authors.forename: Sujith
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seneviratne
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods*; D055424:Cardiac-Gated Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: aortic root; cardiac CT angiography; sinuses of valsalva; sinuses of valsalva aneurysm