The utility of intravascular ultrasound compared to angiography in the diagnosis of blunt traumatic aortic injury Ali Azizzadeh, MD, Jaime Valdes, MD, Charles C. Miller, PhD, Louis L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, MPH, Anthony L. Estrera, MD, Kristofer Charlton-Ouw, MD, Sheila M. Coogan, MD, John B. Holcomb, MD, Hazim J. Safi, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 53, Issue 3, Pages 608-614 (March 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.09.059 Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Classification of traumatic aortic injury. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 53, 608-614DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2010.09.059) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Treatment algorithm describing the study patients. CTA, Computed tomography angiography; TEVAR, thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 53, 608-614DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2010.09.059) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Percentage of equivocal results with computed tomography angiography (CTA), angiography (Angio), and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 53, 608-614DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2010.09.059) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Computed tomography angiography (CTA), angiogram, and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images of a patient with traumatic aortic injury. CTA shows irregular contour of the lesser curvature of the descending thoracic aorta at the isthmus consistent with a traumatic aortic injury (TAI). Although the angiogram was read as equivocal, IVUS clearly shows a Grade 2 TAI. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 53, 608-614DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2010.09.059) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions