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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Ultrasound for the Detection of Inflammatory Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Case and Validation Series.

Berend G C Slijkhuis, David J Liesker, Sherilyn A C Konter, Annet Possel-Nicolai, Reinoud P H Bokkers, Niek H J Prakken, Elisabeth Brouwer, Riemer H J A Slart, Arie M van Roon, Ben R Saleem and 1 more

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Berend G C SlijkhuisDepartment of Internal Medicine-Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands.
David J LieskerDepartment of Surgery-Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3097-4303
Sherilyn A C KonterDepartment of Internal Medicine-Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands.
Annet Possel-NicolaiDepartment of Internal Medicine-Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands.
Reinoud P H BokkersDepartment of Radiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6130-7311
Niek H J PrakkenDepartment of Radiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7043-3336
Elisabeth BrouwerDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands.
Riemer H J A SlartDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5565-1164
Arie M van RoonDepartment of Internal Medicine-Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands.
Ben R SaleemDepartment of Surgery-Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7679-2791
Douwe J MulderDepartment of Internal Medicine-Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3715-6474
University Medical Center Groningen · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms (iAAA) are a form of noninfectious aortitis in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Ultrasound could help to detect iAAA early. This retrospective observational study assessed the potential of using ultrasound to detect iAAA in a case series of iAAA patients, and the diagnostic value of ultrasound to detect iAAA in consecutive patients in a follow-up for AAA, referred to as a feasibility study. In both studies, diagnosis of iAAA was based on a cuff surrounding the aneurysm using CT (golden standard). The case series included 13 patients (age 64 (61; 72) years; 100% male). The feasibility study included 157 patients (age 75 (67; 80) years; 84% male). In the case series, all iAAA patients showed a cuff surrounding the aortic wall on ultrasound. In the feasibility study with AAA patients, ultrasound yielded no cuff in 147 (93.6%; CT negative in all cases), a typic cuff in 8 (5.1%; CT positive in all cases), and an inconclusive cuff in 2 (1.3%; CT negative in both cases) patients. Sensitivity and specificity were 100% and 98.7%, respectively. This study indicates that iAAA can be identified with ultrasound, and safely ruled out. In positive ultrasound cases, additional CT imaging might still be warranted.

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aortitischronic periaortitisIgG4-related diseaseinflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysmperiaortitisretroperitoneal fibrosisultrasound

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