Author/Authors :
Runza, Giuseppe Department of Radiology, ASP Siracusa, Italy , La Grutta, Ludovico Department of Radiology - University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy , Maffei, Erica Department of Radiology, Area Vasta, ASUR Marche, Italy , Punzo, Bruna SDN IRCCS, Naples, Italy , Cavaliere, Carlo SDN IRCCS, Naples, Italy , Cademartiri, Filippo SDN IRCCS, Naples, Italy
Abstract :
We describe a case of a 52-year-old-woman with aortic coarctation demonstrated by means of 40-slice MSCT angiography. Based on the information extracted from MSCT it was possible to display the anatomical configuration of the disease, the thoraco-abdominal collateral pathways. The best therapeutic ap-proach was established on the basis of MSCT findings. MSCT is a reliable and comprehensive tool for the assessment of adult patients with aortic coarctation. (www.actabiomedica.it)
Keywords :
Multislice Computed Tomography Angiography , ECG-Gated Scan , Aortic Coarctation , Collateral Vascularization , Collaterals
