Tuberculous aneurysm of the aorta is exceedingly rare. To date, the standard therapy for mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta has been surgery involving in-situ graft placement or extra-anatomic bypass surgery followed by effective anti-tuberculous medication. Only recently has the use of a stent graft in the treatment of tuberculous aortic aneurysm been described in the literature. We report two cases in which a tuberculous aneurysm of the abdominal aorta was successfully repaired using endovascular stent grafts. One case involved is a 42-year-old woman with a large suprarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm and a right psoas abscess, and the other, a 41-year-old man in whom an abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptured during surgical drainage of a psoas abscess.

Purpose :To determine the effect of contrast injection rate on rabbit liver enhancement and the optimal temporal window for dual-phase spiral CT of rabbit liver at each injection rate Materials and Methods : Using spiral CT, seven New Zealand White rabbits underwent dynamic scanning at one level of liver. Three protocols of contrast injection rates were employed, namely 0.3 ml/sec(group 1), 1 ml/sec(group 2) and 2 ml/sec(group 3). During 120 seconds of total scan time, the scan interval was 3 seconds. Densities of the aorta, liver and portal vein were averaged in equivalent time. The different injection rate protocols were compared for peak enhancement/time on a time density curve. Results : Mean peak enhancement (HU) in equivalent time(secs) was 310/18(group 1), 383/9(group 2) and 357/6(group 3) in the aorta ; 34/36, 40/36 and 41/30 in the liver ; and 135/36, 153/24 and 170/21 in the portal vein. The temporal window during the arterial phase was 12-21 sec(group 1), 6-12 sec(group 2), and 6-12 sec(group 3). The temporal window during the portal phase was from 30 sec(0.3ml/sec), 21sec(1ml/sec) and 2 1 s e c ( 2 m l / s e c ) . Conclusion : During dual-phase spiral CT, the temporal window for liver scanning should be determined according to each contrast injection rate. A slow contrast injection rate prolongs the temporal window during the arterial phase.