ABSTRACT
Conclusions: Aortography The multiple noninvasive imaging modalities that have evolved for evaluating the aorta and its branches include MRA, CTA, and duplex ultrasonography. These methods allow clinicians to appropriately diagnose patients, follow up their conditions, and plan appropriate therapeutic strategies while avoiding the complications inherent in invasive percutaneous procedures. Aortography still plays a primary role in the invasive evaluation of aortic disorders (valvular, traumatic, aneurysmatic, and atherothrombotic). Before elective surgical repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms, aortography and coronary angiography provide important information about the relationship of nearby vessels to the aneurysm and about coronary artery locations and patency. Aortography is also fundamental in guiding therapeutic endovascular interventions. Careful procedural technique is required to maximize benefits and minimize the risk of complications.
