Surgeries to repair complex thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms are difficult and sometimes fraught with complications.

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Up to 25 percent of patients who undergo the vascular procedure experience subsequent renal problems caused by contrast dyes needed to pinpoint the locations of major vessels originating near or from the life-threatening arterial bulges.

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Surgeons at UC San Diego Health are using a new imaging technology that harnesses artificial intelligence and machine learning to reduce the need for contrast agents, the patient’s time in surgery and the potential for post-operative kidney complications. UC San Diego Health is among the first health care systems in the nation to offer the technology.

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Mahmoud Malas, MD, chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UC San Diego Health, has seen his operating time cut in half thanks to the new technology. The aorta […]

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