OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this pictorial essay is to illustrate the radiologic manifestations of pulmonary artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms with emphasis on the findings on contrast-enhanced CT. CONCLUSION: Pulmonary artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms are uncommon. Most are caused by trauma, often iatrogenic, infection, and Behçet's syndrome. Less common causes include pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease, neoplasms, and connective tissue disease. Recognition of pulmonary artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms is important because of the high morbidity and mortality rates of rupture.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this pictorial essay is to illustrate the radiologic manifestations of pulmonary artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms with emphasis on the findings on contrast-enhanced CT. CONCLUSION:Pulmonary artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms are uncommon. Most are caused by trauma, often iatrogenic, infection, and Behçet's syndrome. Less common causes include pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease, neoplasms, and connective tissue disease. Recognition of pulmonary artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms is important because of the high morbidity and mortality rates of rupture.
Authors: Inês Araújo; Pilar Escribano; María Jesus Lopez-Gude; Carmen Jimenez Lopez-Guarch; Maria Antonia Sanchez; Maria J Ruiz-Cano; Juan Delgado; Jose Cortina Journal: BMC Cardiovasc Disord Date: 2011-10-21 Impact factor: 2.298
Authors: Harold S Park; Murthy R Chamarthy; Daniel Lamus; Sachin S Saboo; Patrick D Sutphin; Sanjeeva P Kalva Journal: Cardiovasc Diagn Ther Date: 2018-06