RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 CT imaging for acute aortic syndrome
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 7
OP 24
VO 75
IS 1
A1 Smith, Andrew D.
A1 Schoenhagen, Paul
YR 2008
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/1/7.abstract
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.