Techniques in vascular and interventional radiology
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Tech Vasc Interv Radiol · Mar 2005
ReviewEndovascular repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms: pre- and postprocedural imaging.
Endovascular repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms is a safe alternative to conventional open surgical repair. Clinical success, however, is highly dependent on patient selection. ⋯ Following endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), patients require long-term surveillance and again vascular imaging serves an integral function. This article reviews EVAR selection criteria and post-EVAR assessment and then discusses the imaging modalities used to evaluate these patients, namely multi-detector-row computed tomographic angiography, magnetic resonance imaging/angiography, duplex ultrasonography, and catheter angiography.