Scott W. Atlas

Ct diagnosis of a mycotic aneurysm of the thoracoabdominal aorta

The CT appearance of a mycotic aneurysm involving the thoracoabdominal aorta with adjacent vertebral osteomyelitis is presented. Specific CT features of the aneurysm, such as lack of intimal calcification and adjacent bone destruction or abscess, may allow the diagnosis to be made in the appropriate clinical setting.

Roentgenographic evaluation of thinning of the lumbar pedicles.

A case of marked thinning of the lumbar pedicles is described, which proved to represent a normal variant