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Dissecting aortic aneurysms: accuracy of computed tomographic diagnosis. Radiology 1983 Sep;148(3):773-7

Date

09/01/1983

Pubmed ID

6878699

DOI

10.1148/radiology.148.3.6878699

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0020503448 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   78 Citations

Abstract

During a three-year period, fifty patients were evaluated for the possibility of dissecting aortic aneurysm using high-resolution computed tomography (CT). The diagnosis of dissection was made if two contrast-medium-filled channels were identified within the aortic lumen. Eighteen patients were diagnosed with CT as having dissecting aortic aneurysms. Eight patients were evaluated postoperatively and five of these patients had persistence of the double channel. Twenty-four patients had no evidence on CT of aortic dissection. Follow-up was obtained in all patients. There were no known false-negative diagnoses and one false-positive diagnosis. High-resolution CT offers an accurate, noninvasive means to evaluate patients for suspected dissecting aortic aneurysms.

Author List

Thorsen MK, San Dretto MA, Lawson TL, Foley WD, Smith DF, Berland LL

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Aortic Aneurysm
Aortography
Diagnostic Errors
Humans
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed