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Vascular Diseases of the Thorax

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Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) is used both in emergency settings to identify acute pathologies such as acute aortic syndromes and in routine clinical practice to detect or monitor aortic diseases and to identify acute pulmonary embolism. It is a fast and easily available procedure, thanks to its high temporal and spatial resolution and to the widespread availability on the territory, providing a panoramic view of the entire cardiopulmonary structures. Moreover, the volumetric acquisition allows to obtain multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) and three-dimensional volume rendering (3D-VR) that make CTA the main reference for treatment planning.

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  1. Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Federica Ciolina

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  1. Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Iacopo Carbone

  2. Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Michele Anzidei

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Ciolina, F. (2020). Vascular Diseases of the Thorax. In: Carbone, I., Anzidei, M. (eds) Thoracic Radiology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35765-8_11

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