From: Features of infective native aortic aneurysms on computed tomography
Patients | n = 114 |
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Single aneurysm | 102 (89.5) |
Multiple aneurysms | 12 (10.5) |
CT findings of aneurysms (n = 132) | n (%) |
Location | |
Arch | 12 (9.1) |
Descending aorta | 9 (6.8) |
Thoracoabdominal | 4 (3) |
Suprarenal | 3 (2.3) |
Juxtarenal | 17 (12.9) |
Infrarenal | 67 (50.8) |
Aortoiliac | 20 (15.2) |
Size (cm)a | 6.2 (2.3) |
Rupture status | |
No rupture | 56 (42.4) |
Impending rupture | 35 (26.5) |
Contained rupture | 36 (27.3) |
Rupture | 5 (3.8) |
Shape | |
Saccular | 116 (87.9) |
Fusiform | 16 (12.1) |
Multilobulated contour | 121 (91.7) |
Rapid expansionb | 13 (92.9) |
Calcified atherosclerotic plaque | |
Type 0 | 9 (6.8) |
Type 1 | 38 (28.8) |
Type 2 | 1 (0.8) |
Type 3 | 68 (51.5) |
Type 4 | 14 (10.6) |
Type 5 | 2 (1.5) |