COMPUTERIZED-TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC-ANEURYSMS

  • 1 January 1981
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 153  (2) , 229-232
Abstract
Computerized tomography [CT] allows good definition of the retroperitoneal space, especially the abdominal aorta. During a 15 mo. interval, 30 patients with pulsatile, abdominal masses were evaluated by CT to determine the presence of an aortic aneurysm, 4 cm or greater in size. Of the 30 patients, 21 had an aneurysm. In patients with a normal aorta, information concerning another disease process was often obtained. Results of CT were then compared with the other diagnostic techniques available and, in certain instances, with the size of the aneurysm at operation. CT is the most accurate means of evaluating abdominal aortic aneurysms. The ability to detect a retroperitoneal space hemorrhage and to assess the pathologic condition of other abdominal viscera are additional advantages.

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