Aortic aneurysm and dissection: Normal MR imaging and CT findings after surgical repair with the continuous-suture graft-inclusion technique

Neil M. Rofsky, Jeffrey C. Weinreb, Eugene A. Grossi, Aubrey C. Galloway, Richard B. Libes, Stephen B. Colvin, David P. Naidich

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Abstract

The normal range of postoperative imaging findings are described in 34 asymptomatic patients studied 5-66 months (mean, 28 months) after undergoing the continuous-suture graft-inclusion technique for repair of aortic aneurysms (n = 20) and dissections (n = 14) involving the ascending aorta. All 34 patients underwent magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, and 24 patients also underwent computed tomography (CT). Perigraft thickening was seen in 19 patients (56%) with MR imaging and in eight patients (33%) with CT. Flow outside the graft but contained within the native wrap was noted in five patients (15%) with MR imaging and in four patients (17%) with contrast material-enhanced CT. Thrombus was identified outside the graft and within the wrap in seven patients (21%) with MR imaging and in six patients (25%) with CT. Mass effect on the graft was depicted in four patients (12%) with MR imaging and in three patients (13%) with CT. Of the 14 patients who underwent repair of aortic dissections, an intimai flap was seen distal to the graft in seven of the 14 (50%) evaluated with MR imaging and in four of the 10 (40%) evaluated with contrast-enhanced CT. An accurate postoperative imaging evaluation requires precise knowledge of the surgical technique performed and its anatomic consequences.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)195-201
Number of pages7
JournalRADIOLOGY
Volume186
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1993

Keywords

  • Aneurysm, aortic, 561.73
  • Aorta, CT, 561.1211
  • Aorta, MR, 561.1214
  • Aorta, dissection, 561.74
  • Aorta, surgery, 561.454, 94.459

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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