Thursday, December 4 | 8:30 a.m.-8:40 a.m. | R1-SSVA04-4 | Room S503
Attendees in this session will see how ultrasound compares to CT in diagnosing nonruptured visceral artery aneurysms.
Ultrasound is just as effective as CT in detecting nonruptured visceral artery aneurysms larger than 2 cm in diameter, according to the research of presenter Monika Zbroja-Putowska, MD, and colleagues from the Medical University of Lublin in Poland.
The study included aneurysms diagnosed in 94 patients, with no cases of multiple aneurysms being found. None of the patients presented characteristic symptoms, while 36 reported nonspecific abdominal pain. The team identified 52 cases of splenic, 16 hepatic, 14 celiac trunk, four gastro-duodenal, six superior mesenteric, and two inferior mesenteric artery aneurysms.
In 62 cases, the diameter of the aneurysm exceeded 2 cm. These patients underwent CT scans after being admitted into the emergency department. The team found that all ultrasound exams performed after the CT scans turned out to be nondiagnostic. And CT verified diagnoses of aneurysms larger than 2 cm.
Of the 62 aneurysms, 36 were successfully embolized, and patients with aneurysms less than 2 cm were referred to follow-up Doppler ultrasound at six months.
The team will discuss how these findings support the use of ultrasound in routine screening and follow-up.
Attend this session to learn more.
