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A Primer for Imaging of the Thoracic Aorta with Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance (MR) for the Clinical CardiologistIntroduzione all'Imaging dell'Aorta Toracica mediante Tomografia Filippo Cademartiri 1, 2; Patrizia Toia 3; Cesare Mantini 4; Ludovico La Grutta 3; Stefano Nistri 5; Erica Maffei 6 1 Servizio Imaging Cardiovascolare Avanzato, Affidea, Monselice/Padova Abstract Scopo della review, indirizzata al cardiologo clinico, è quello di descrivere le indicazioni alla valutazione dell'aorta Toracica mediante Tomografia Computerizzata (TC) e Risonanza Magnetica (RM) ed i loro principi tecnici. L'aorta toracica può essere coinvolta da patologie acute e croniche che possono essere studiate mediante queste due metodiche di imaging non invasivo che consentono di superare i limiti dell'ecocardiografia. La scelta della metodica di imaging più idonea dipende dallo specifico scenario clinico, dal carattere d'urgenza, dal grado di collaborazione del Paziente e dalla disponibilità dell'apparecchiatura. Parole chiave: Aorta toracica; Tomografia computerizzata; Risonanza Magnetica. Abstract The aim of this review for clinical cardiologist, is to describe the indication for the computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) thoracic aorta evaluation and their technical principles. The thoracic aorta can be involved in acute and chronic pathologies that can be studied through these two non invasive imaging methods that overcome the echocardiography limits. The choice of the optimal imaging method depends on the specific clinical presentation, the urgency, the degree of patient collaboration and the availability of the equipment. The ECG-gated CT angiography plays a major role in the emergency situations due to its rapidity and widespread availability but also in the diagnosis and risk stratification of aortic disease and pre-surgical planning thanks to his high anatomical detail and the ability to reconstruct three-dimensional volumetric images. The MR currently has a limited role in the patient with acute aortic disease but can be considered appropriate for the known and stabilized aortic diseases monitoring because it does not expose patients to ionizing radiation. Key words: Thoracic aorta; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance. |
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