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Case Reports
. 2010 Apr;75(2):94-7.

Application of the 64-slice computed tomography as a diagnostic method in acute posttraumatic ischaemia of the upper limbs - 3 case reports

Marta Waliszewska  1 , Aleksandra Jakubiak, Maciej Guziński, Marek Sąsiadek
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Case Reports

Application of the 64-slice computed tomography as a diagnostic method in acute posttraumatic ischaemia of the upper limbs - 3 case reports

Marta Waliszewska et al. Pol J Radiol. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Background: Acute limb ischaemia' is a sudden, rapidly progressing inhibition of blood supply to a limb, characterised by appearance of new symptoms or by aggravation of the already existing ones, which may lead to amputation of the limb. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) performed with a multislice scanner belongs to methods used for arterial imaging in acute limb ischaemia. The main advantages of this method include: short examination time, low invasiveness, and possibility of a multiplanar and multivolume imaging of the vessels and adjacent tissues.

Case reports: We presented 3 cases of acute posttraumatic ischaemia of the upper limbs, diagnosed in the emergency setting with the use of a 64-slice CT scanner.

Conclusions: The CTA examination performed with the 64-slice CT unit revealed high effectiveness when used for localisation of vascular pathologies resulting in acute ischaemia of the upper limbs. Owing to this rapid radiological diagnostic method, it is now possible to perform successful limb-saving surgeries and to introduce postoperative monitoring immediately after the procedure.

Keywords: CTA; acute ischaemia of the upper limbs; computed tomography angiography.

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Figure 1.
Case 1. CTA of the right upper limb – VR reconstruction. Obstruction of the distal part of the brachial artery – with pseudoaneurysm, measuring 17×10 mm, and extensive extravasation of the contrast medium.
Figure 2A.
Figure 2A.
Case 2. CTA of both upper limbs – VR reconstruction. Occlusion of the right and left brachial artery – VR reconstruction.
Figure 2B.
Figure 2B.
Case 2. Follow-up postoperative CTA – VR reconstruction. Ulnar artery visualised in its whole length, and the radial artery is narrowed from the origin (threadlike lumen), visible till the half of the forearm only.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Case 3. CTA of the left upper limb – CPR reconstruction. No contrast enhancement in the distal part of the brachial artery, for approx. 40 mm. Contrast enhancement of the forearm arteries.
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