Usefulness of MRI in Aortic Dissection

The top panel is an oblique sagittal magnetic resonance image (MRI) aligned to give a long-axis view of the thoracic aorta in a 55-year-old patient with Marian's syndrome and aortic dissection. The intimal flap begins in the ascending aorta (solid black arrow) at the level of the distal anastom...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 326; no. 25; p. 1670
Main Author Holmvang, Godtfred
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 18.06.1992
Subjects
Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnosis
Aneurysms
Aorta
Aortic Aneurysm - diagnosis
Aortic dissection
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular system
Case reports
Coronary vessels
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pulmonary arteries
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Dissecting aneurysm
Thoracic aorta
Human
Cardiovascular disease
Exploration
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
Aortic disease
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Summary:The top panel is an oblique sagittal magnetic resonance image (MRI) aligned to give a long-axis view of the thoracic aorta in a 55-year-old patient with Marian's syndrome and aortic dissection. The intimal flap begins in the ascending aorta (solid black arrow) at the level of the distal anastomosis of a graft used in a previous repair of the aortic root. The left carotid and left subclavian arteries can be seen originating from the aortic arch. In the descending aorta a relatively high signal is returned by the blood in the false channel (white arrow), a result consistent with slow . . .
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM199206183262505