RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Acute dissection of the aorta: options for diagnostic imaging JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 360 OP 365 VO 62 IS 6 A1 Mehdi Razavi YR 1995 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/62/6/360.abstract AB 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.