PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Smith, Andrew D.
AU  - Schoenhagen, Paul
TI  - CT imaging for acute aortic syndrome
DP  - 2008 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 7--24
VI  - 75
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/1/7.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/1/7.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2008 Jan 01; 75
AB  - Acute aortic syndrome can be due to acute aortic dissection, intramural hematoma, penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer, or unstable thoracic aneurysm. These life-threatening conditions are clinically indistinguishable, often presenting with acute chest pain. Contrast-enhanced, cardiac-gated multidetector computed tomography (CT) is a highly accurate imaging method for determining the cause of acute aortic syndrome.