InterventionalRad Flashcards
Most common arch anomaly
Left arch with aberrant right subclavian artery. 2% of population.
Two congenital aorta arch anomalies seen in an adult vascular radiology practice:
Left-sided (normal) arch with aberrant right subclavian artery. Pseudocoarctation (aortic kink) of thoracic aorta.
Diverticulum of Kommerell?
Dilation at origin of aberrant right subclavian artery. May impress esophagus, resulting in dysphagia.
Pseudocoarctation (aortic kink)?
Mild form of coarctation, hemodynamically insignificant stenosis. Infolding occurs near ligamentum arteriosum. Pressure gradient across the kink less than 10 mmHg.
Traumatic aortic injury sites
Proximal ascending aorta. Just beyond left subclavian (aortic isthmus). Just above the level of the diaphragm.
Evidence of mediastinal hemorrhage includes
Poorly defined fat planes. Mediastinal hemorrhage. Perivascular hematoma. Periaortic hematoma. Contrast extravasation.
Direct signs of aortic injury include
Abnormal contour of aorta. Change in caliber. Intraluminal irregularity (intimal flap).
Keys to distinguishing a ductus bump from a contour abnormality at the aortic isthmus?
Ductus bump is very smooth and convex without acute margins. Aortic tear has acute margins and irregularly shaped. May have associated Luminal narrowing. Persistence of contrast in the outpouching. Double densities. Intimal flap.
Ascending aortic aneurysm causes:
Cystic medial necrosis. Marfan syndrome. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Syphilis.
Aneurysms of the arch and descending aorta, causes:
Atherosclerosis.
Posttraumatic thoracic aortic aneurysms most often occur at
Aortic isthmus.
Major complications of thoracic aortic aneurysms
Rupture. Acute dissection.
Takayasu arteritis
Granulomatous (giant cell) inflammation of media and adventitia of large elastic arteries. IAsian women. Female-to-male ratio of 10:1. Most often affects thoracic aorta and its proximal branches and pulmonary arteries.
Aortic infection is usually divided into two types based on the causative microorganism:
Syphilitic. Mycotic (nonsyphilitic).
Mycotic nonsyphilitic aortitis, the most common organisms are:
Staphylococci. Streptococci. Salmonella.
Very large aneurysmal aortic root with sinotubular ectasia (tulip bulb appearance)
Marfan syndrome.
Stanford classification for aortic dissection?
Type A involves ascending aorta. Type B does not involve ascending aorta.
Differential diagnosis of aortic dissection
Intramural hematoma. Penetrating aortic ulcer. Together these constitute the acute aortic syndrome.
Diagnosis of chronic PE by pulmonary angiography is based on the identification of
Webs. Luminal irregularities. Abrupt vessel narrowing and/or obstruction. Dilated central pulmonary arteries.
Most common complaint in symptomatic patients with PAVM
Epistaxis from hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
PAVMs categories
Simple: One artery to one vein. Complex: Multiple feeding arteries and/or draining veins.
Indications for transcatheter embolotherapy of PAVMs include
Exercise intolerance. Prevention of neurologic complications. Prevention of lung hemorrhage (hemoptysis).
PAVMs are usually treated when the feeding artery is at least
3 mm in size.
Most common indication for bronchial arteriography
Hemoptysis.
Common anatomic variants of peripheral arterial system.
Absence of anterior or posterior tibial arteries (5% of individuals). High origin of radial artery from the axillary or brachial artery (17% of patients). Persistent sciatic artery (normal fetal branch of internal iliac artery that continues into lower etremity).
In general, a normal ABI should be greater than
1
An ABI between _____ and _____ signifies intermittent to severe claudication.
0.95 and 0.5
The angiographic appearance of diabetic vascular disease differs from typical atherosclerosis in two main ways:
Vascular calcification involving arteries of all sizes. Disease involvement is more distal, often sparring large proximal vessels.