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Aortic Angiography

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Aortic Angiography, Aortogram, Aortic Angiogram

  • Indications
  1. Aortic Dissection
    1. Angiography is gold standard for assessing
  • Accuracy for assessing Aortic Dissection
  1. Sensitivity: 90-98%
  2. Specificity: 95-98%
  • Advantages
  1. Assesses coronary arteries
  2. Assesses Aortic Regurgitation
  • Disadvantages
  1. Invasive
  2. Time consuming
  3. Expensive