Detecting endoleaks in aortic endografts using contrast-enhanced sonography.

AJR Am J Roentgenol

University Health Network, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada.

Published: March 2007

Objective: We performed this pilot study to investigate the utility of contrast-enhanced sonography for the detection of endoleaks in patients with abdominal aortic endografts.

Conclusion: Contrast-enhanced sonography evaluation of abdominal aortic endografts is a technically feasible alternative to our current practice standard.

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