Contrast-enhanced ultrasound at outpatient service in the estimation of pathological hypervascularization of ascending aorta wall and selection for surgical treatment

Bukhovets I.L., Maksimova A.S., Kozlov B.N., Pryakhin A.S., Rogovskaya Yu.V., Ussov W.Yu.

Purpose. Demonstration and description of the clinical case proving the possibility of direct visualization of atherosclerotic lesion of the aortic wall by ultrasound and MRI with contrast enhancement. Materials and methods. Contrast enhancement ultrasound and MRI of the ascending aorta in a patient with aneurysm without delamination were performed. Results. Areas of different intensity of contrast accumulation in the aortic wall were revealed. Conclusion. The use of contrast ultrasound, without using more complex and, in-cluding invasive methods, allows to assess in detail the pathological vascularization of the aortic wall and to facilitate detailed tactics in the planning of surgical intervention.

Cardiology Research Institute. Tomsk National Research Medical Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences. Tomsk, Russia

 

 

 

 

 

Keywords:thoracic aorta aneurysm, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, contrast-enhanced MRI.

 

Corresponding author:Maksimova A.S., e-mail: Этот e-mail адрес защищен от спам-ботов, для его просмотра у Вас должен быть включен Javascript

 

For citation:Bukhovets I.L., Maksimova A.S., Kozlov B.N., Pryakhin A.S., Rogovskaya Yu.V., Ussov W.Yu. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound at outpatient service in the estimation of pathological hypervascularization of ascending aorta wall and selection for surgical treatment. REJR 2018; 8(1):208-214. DOI:10.21569/2222-7415-2018-8-1-208-214.

Received: 18.12.2017  Accepted: 02.02.2018