Assessment of aortic invasion by pulmonary carcinoma with the use of intra-aortic endovascular sonography: A case report Kotaro Yasui, MDa, Susumu Kanazawa, MDa, Hidefumi Mimura, MDa, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara, MDb, Masafumi Kataoka, MDb, Noriaki Tanaka, MDb, Yoshio Hiraki, MDa The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 122, Issue 5, Pages 1041-1042 (November 2001) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.116195 Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Coronal thoracic T1-weighted image is highly suggestive of aortic invasion by lung cancer of the left upper lobe. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2001 122, 1041-1042DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2001.116195) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Intra-aortic sonography showing freedom from aortic extension of the lung cancer, because the outer hyperechoic layer of the aorta is intact (arrow). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2001 122, 1041-1042DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2001.116195) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions