title: Imaging of the Postsurgical Thoracic Aorta: A State-of-the-Art Review.
abstract: Techniques for repair of the aorta currently include open and endovascular methods, hybrid approaches, minimally-invasive techniques, and aortic branch vessel reimplantation or bypass. Collaboration among radiologists and vascular and cardiothoracic surgeons is essential. An awareness of the various surgical techniques, expected postoperative appearance, and potential complications is essential for radiologists. This review will cover the postoperative appearance of the thoracic aorta with a focus on the ascending aorta. The value of three-dimensional image evaluation will also be emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Sections of *Thoracic Imaging †Cardiac Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY ‡Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX.
authors.forename: Larry A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Latson
authors.forename: Abe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: DeAnda
authors.forename: Jane P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*