Abstract #0345

Distribution of Intraluminal Thrombus Composition in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms by Diameter: a High Resolution MRI study

Chengcheng Zhu¹, Bing Tian², Joseph Leach¹, Qi Liu², Jianping Lu², David Saloner¹, and Michael D Hope¹

¹Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States, ²Radiology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China

Intraluminal thrombus (ILT) composition as identified by MRI has been suggested to be a marker of likely abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) progression. However, little is known about the distribution of ILT composition across different sizes of AAAs. This study investigated the ILT composition by AAA diameter in 62 patients from two centers. We found ILT distributed differentially by size, with an increasing mix of fresh and old ILT in larger AAAs. ILT composition is a potential indicator of AAA progression. Larger, prospective studies are needed to clarify its prognostic value in managing AAA patients.

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