Role of CT scan in evaluation of abdominal aortic aneurysms

Thirty four cases with Abdominal Aortic aneurysms were studied by preoperative contrast enhanced C.T scan. The latter accurately diagnosed the presence, the size, supra-renal extension, involvement of iliac arteries, the presence of retroartic renal vein, dissection, leakage and associated pathology with a specificity and sensitivity of 100 percent. This made it superior to other imaging techniques namely ultrasonography and arteriography, limiting their use to special situations