Aortic dissection occurs when the wall of the aorta tears, allowing blood to exit the aorta through a false lumen.

A CT provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), is another ...

Historically, contrast-enhanced chest CT angiography has been used frequently in the evaluation of pulmonary embolism and aortic dissection. Another emerging clinical use for MDCT is the ...

Ascending aortic aneurysm before and after repair Diagnosis The diagnosis of an ascending aortic aneurysm is best made on CT angiography or MR angiography.

Aortic dissection: Get details on this rare condition of the aorta that requires emergency medical treatment.

Even in challenging cases, CT angiography offers an accurate and rapid diagnosis for blunt trauma victims who may have aortic or great vessel injury negating the need for more invasive procedures ...

Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) encompasses acute aortic dissection, intramural haematoma, and penetrating aortic ulcer, a group of conditions that carry a risk of imminent aortic rupture. The ...

A contrast-enhanced biphasic CT angiogram of the patient’s chest and abdomen was performed within 2 hours of presentation to the emergency department. It showed a type A aortic dissection extending ...

IN 1949 the angiocardiographic features of dissecting aneurysm of the aorta were first reported from this institution. 1 For the past eight years aortic dissection has been studied in our ...

A jury has awarded $29 million to the family of Joseph Brown, a 43-year-old Salem man who died of an undiagnosed and untreated aortic aneurysm and dissection at Salem Hospital in 2018. The award ...

A 62-year-old man is brought in by ambulance for acute-onset left lower-extremity weakness, numbness, and pain. Read this overview on the diagnosis and treatment of aortic dissection.

A CT scan provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is ...