Background:Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is one of the first-line therapies of abdominal aortic aneurysms.Postoperative endoleak is the most common complication of EVAR.Computed tomography angiography (CTA),which is routine for follow-up,has side effects (e.g.,radiation) and also has a certain percentage of missed diagnosis.Preliminary studies on contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) have shown that the sensitivity of CEUS for detecting endoleak is no lower than that of CTA.To investigate the advantages of CEUS,we conducted CEUS examinations of post-EVAR cases in which CTA failed to detect endoleak or could not verify the type of endoleak.Methods:Post-EVAR patients,who were clinically considered to have endoleak and met the inclusion criteria were enrolled between March 2013 and November 2014.All of the patients underwent color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) and a CEUS examination.Size,location,microbubble dispersion,and hemodynamic characteristics of leaks were recorded.Comparison between the diagnosis of C

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Endovascular Aneurysm Repair; Endoleak; Color Doppler Flow Imaging; Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm; Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound