| MDCT of renal and mesenteric vessels. | |
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PMID: 14989617 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Computed tomography angiography (CTA) with multiple detector-row CT (MDCT) has evolved into an established technique for non-invasive imaging of renal and mesenteric vessels. With adequate selection of acquisition parameters (thin collimation) high spatial-resolution volumetric data sets for subsequent 2D and 3D reformation can be acquired. Contrast medium (CM) injection parameters need to be adjusted to the acquisition speed of the scanners. Whereas fast acquisitions allow a reduction of total CM volume in the setting of CTA, this is not the case when CTA is combined with a second-phase abdominal MDCT acquisition for parenchymal (e.g., hepatic) imaging. Renal CTA is an accurate and reliable test for visualizing vascular anatomy and renal artery stenosis, and therefore a viable alternative to MRA in the assessment of patients with renovascular hypertension and in potential living related renal donors. CTA, combined with abdominal/parenchymal MDCT is a first-line diagnostic test in patients with suspected abdominal vascular emergencies, such as acute mesenteric ischemia, and an excellent tool to assess a wide variety of vascular abnormalities of the abdominal viscera. |
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Authors:
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Dominik Fleischmann |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European radiology Volume: 13 Suppl 5 ISSN: 0938-7994 ISO Abbreviation: Eur Radiol Publication Date: 2003 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-03-01 Completed Date: 2004-06-30 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9114774 Medline TA: Eur Radiol Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: M94-101 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room S-072, Stanford, CA 94305-5105, USA. d.fleischmann@stanford.edu |
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Acute Disease Angiography / methods* Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Mesenteric Arteries / radiography* Peritoneal Diseases / radiography* Renal Artery / radiography* Renal Artery Obstruction / radiography* Splanchnic Circulation Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods* |
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