Chest
Chest CT with intravenous contrast demonstrates aneurysm of the ascending thoracic aorta correlating with imaging x-rays 1 and 2
Chest CT with intravenous contrast demonstrates aneurysm of the ascending thoracic aorta correlating with imaging x-rays 1 and 2
According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States for over a century.
To evaluate the arteries of the legs, it is routine to evaluate the iliac arteries of the pelvis so the medical order must specify both anatomical regions.
At present, CTA is superior and preferred over MRA for studying the arteries of the heart. The CT scanner to be used to properly study the coronary arteries must be no less than 64 detector rows (available from all major CT companies) or two-tube x-ray equipment (currently only available from some Siemens company models).
Las arterias son estudiadas con mayor frecuencia que las venas. CTA representa la versión no invasiva de un cateterismo obtenida en un equipo de tomografía computadorizada (CT).