Digital subtraction angiography of the thoracic aorta

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.150.2.6361849· OSTI ID:5272677

Grossman, L B; Buonocore, E; Modic, M T; Meaney, T F

Forty-three patients with acquired and congenital abnormalities of the thoracic aorta were studied using digital subtraction angiography (DSA) after an intravenous bolus injection of 40 ml of contrast material. Abnormalities studied included coarctation, pseudocoarctation, Marfan syndrome, cervical aorta, double aortic arch, aneurysm, dissection, and tumor. Twenty-four patients also had conventional angiography. DSA was accurate in 95% of cases; in the other 5%, involving patients with acute type I dissection, the coronary arteries could not be seen. The authors concluded that in 92% of their patients, DSA could have replaced the standard aortogram.

• Research Organization: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH
• OSTI ID: 5272677
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Vol. 150:2; ISSN RADLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
AORTA
ARTERIES
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BLOOD VESSELS
BODY
BODY AREAS
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CHEST
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
CONTRAST MEDIA
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
MALFORMATIONS
MEDICINE
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
RADIOLOGY