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Table 2 Background and features of 132 aneurysms on initial CT in 114 patients with INAA

From: Features of infective native aortic aneurysms on computed tomography

Patients

n = 114

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)

  1. INAA Infective native aortic aneurysm
  2. aData are mean with standard deviation in parenthesis
  3. bData represent 13 of 14 patients with sequential CT studies