Angio PLanewave UltraSensitive Imaging (Angio PL.U.S.) as an Innovative Doppler Ultrasound Technique with a Potential to follow up Endoleaks after Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)
In: Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, Jg. 46 (2020-07-01), S. 1707-1714
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Angio PLanewave UltraSensitive imaging (Angio PL.U.S.) as an alternative to contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and computed tomography angiography (CTA) for endoleak detection and classification in patients after endovascular aneurysm repair. A total of 28 patients underwent a post-endovascular aneurysm repair follow-up with color Doppler ultrasound, power Doppler ultrasound, CEUS, Angio PL.U.S and CTA examinations. CTA revealed 17 endoleaks in 14 patients (50%): 3 type Ia, 13 type II and 1 type III. There were no differences between Angio PL.U.S. and CEUS in terms of sensitivity, specificity or accuracy (93%, 100% and 97%). We did not observe any statistically significant differences between CTA, CEUS and Angio PL.U.S. in terms of the endoleak identification ability. Angio PL.U.S. may be considered as a potential tool to follow-up patients after endovascular aneurysm repair implantation, especially in patients who cannot be examined with CTA or CEUS.
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Angio PLanewave UltraSensitive Imaging (Angio PL.U.S.) as an Innovative Doppler Ultrasound Technique with a Potential to follow up Endoleaks after Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Tomczak, Jolanta ; Snoch-Ziółkiewicz, Magdalena ; Pawlaczyk, Katarzyna ; Gabriel, Marcin ; Strauss, Ewa ; Dzieciuchowicz, Łukasz |
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Zeitschrift: | Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, Jg. 46 (2020-07-01), S. 1707-1714 |
Veröffentlichung: | Elsevier BV, 2020 |
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ISSN: | 0301-5629 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.03.020 |
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