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6109899

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8214
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
Computed tomography (CT) of the torso combined with simultaneous intravenous bolus injection of contrast media was used in sixteen patients suspected of having dissected their aorta. All patients had subsequent correlative percutaneous aortography within 24 h of the CT examination. Four patients proved to be normal, one had an aneurysm of the thoracic aorta, and eleven had aortic dissection (five type I, six type III dissection). All eleven patients with aortic dissections were diagnosed by CT and angiography; nine had spontaneous dissections and two had iatrogenic injuries to the aorta. Limitations of this imaging procedure include; inability to detect aortic valvular dysfunction and failure to provide an adequate perspective of aortic branch involvement. Potential benefits include: avoidance of aortogram in some cases, relative non-invasiveness, rapidity and ease of procedure, and less expense, radiation, contrast media, and discomfort to the patient. Early experience with CT-enhancement technique has reliably demonstrated normal as well as abnormal aortic wall morphology. It may have a place as an alternative to the conventional aortogram.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
238-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Diagnosis of dissecting aortic aneurysm by computed tomography.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article