CT mapping of the vertebral level of right adrenal vein.

Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) venous mapping for the localization of the right adrenal veins (RAV) in patients suffering from primary aldosteronism.

Methods: MDCT scans of 75 patients with primary aldosteronism between March 2008 and November 2011 were evaluated by two readers (a junior [R1] and a senior [R2] radiologist) according to the following criteria: quality of RAV depiction (scale, 1-5), localization of the RAV confluence with regard to the inferior vena cava, and depiction of anatomical variants. Results were compared with RAV venograms obtained during adrenal vein sampling and corroborated by laboratory testing of cortisol in selective RAV blood samples.

Endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms combined with bilateral common and internal iliac aneurysms.

Introduction: Combined aneurysms of aortic and iliac arteries are rare with a prevalence of less than 0.1%. However, these combined aneurysms are associated with a high incidence of thrombosis, distal embolism, or rupture.

Penetrating aortic ulcer in the infrarenal stent-graft landing zone: treatment with coils and the ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer onyx.

Purpose: To describe a technique to enable endovascular aneurysm repair in patients with penetrating aortic ulcer (PAU) in the infrarenal neck of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).

Technique: The technique is illustrated in a 76-year-old man with a 5.7-cm infrarenal AAA and a 2.

Rotational thrombectomy of acute peripheral vascular occlusions using the ThromCat XT device: techniques, indications and initial results.

Purpose: To gather initial procedural experiences with the ThromCat XT, a new rotational thrombectomy catheter primarily developed for coronary interventions.

Materials And Methods: The ThromCat XT is a 150-cm rapid exchange thrombectomy device consisting of an atraumatic tip and a steel helix with a kink-resistant covering. It was employed in native arteries, veins, grafts and stents in ten patients presenting with acute and subacute thrombembolic occlusions.