Virtual Vascular Endoscopy for Acute Aortic Dissection

• Published in: The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 80; no. 2; pp. 708 - 710
• Main Authors: Hornero, Fernando, Cervera, Vicente, Estornell, Jorge, Rodriguez, Ignacio, Buendía, Jose A., Esteban, Jose M., Montero, Jose A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01-08-2005; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Aged; Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnostic imaging; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Cardiology. Vascular system; Diseases of the aorta; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Male; Medical sciences; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the respiratory system; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Arterial disease; Vascular disease; Treatment; Respiratory disease; Acute; Surgery; Blood vessel; Cardiovascular disease; Aortic dissection; Thorax; Aortic disease; Virtual endoscopy
• ISSN: 0003-4975; 1552-6259
• DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.01.033

Virtual endoscopy of the aorta is a new three-dimensional reconstruction method from multislice computed tomography or magnetic resonance that offers a virtual navigation through the aorta, and the possibility of having a new preoperative endoluminal vision. We present a case of subacute aortic dissection with a preoperative virtual endoscopy of the aorta.