Detection of endograft fractures with multidetector row computed tomography

Justus E. Roos, Jeffrey C. Hellinger, Richard Hallet, Dominik Fleischmann, Christopher K. Zarins, Geoffrey D. Rubin

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Abstract

Delayed endograft metallic strut failures detected in vivo with multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) are reported in two patients who underwent endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with AneuRx and Talent endografts. In both instances, nitinol fractures were associated with proximal migration and type I endoleak. In both cases, the metallic strut fractures were detected with transverse sections from 16-channel MDCT angiograms and confirmed by using volume rendering. These cases highlight the previously unreported ability of thin-section, high-resolution MDCT angiography to detect endograft strut fractures.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1002-1006
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of vascular surgery
Volume42
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2005
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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