Abstract
Because the aorta is the major vessel of the body, basic knowledge of aortic pathology is essential to the pediatric imager. This review divides aortic pathology into anatomical (e.g., congenital abnormalities) and acquired (e.g., vasculitis, trauma) entities, providing a brief description of pathology, technical considerations in CT acquisition and processing, and some pearls and pitfalls of interpretation. The objective of this paper is to familiarize general pediatric imagers with imaging features of common as well as high-impact aortic pathology on CT and prepare them for acquisition and reporting.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2470-2484 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Pediatric radiology |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2022 |
Funding
Dr. Griffin is on a grant pertaining to evaluation of the aorta in MRI: American Heart Association (AHA) 9TPA34850066: Patient Specific 4D Flow Modeling for Improved Management of Aortic Coarctation Repair.
Keywords
- Acquired
- Aorta
- Children
- Computed tomography
- Congenital
- Pathology
- Technique
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health