TY - JOUR T1 - Acute dissection of the aorta: options for diagnostic imaging JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 360 LP - 365 VL - 62 IS - 6 AU - Mehdi Razavi Y1 - 1995/11/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/62/6/360.abstract N2 - SUMMARY When dissection of the aorta is suspected, the physician needs to initiate medical therapy immediately, even before a final diagnosis is made. New imaging technologies are essential in making a diagnosis. In some cases, these new imaging modalities obviate the need for angiography. ER -