Computed Tomography of Aortic Wall Calcifications in Aortic Dissection Patients

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 7; p. e102036
• Main Authors: de Jong, Pim A., Hellings, Willem E., Takx, Richard A. P., Išgum, Ivana, van Herwaarden, Joost A., Mali, Willem P. Th. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 08.07.2014; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Abdomen; Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aorta; Aorta - pathology; Aortic Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging; Aortic dissection; Aortography; Arteriosclerosis; Atherosclerosis; Calcification; CAT scans; Computed tomography; Coronary vessels; Diabetes; Diabetic neuropathy; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Male; Medical imaging; Medicine and Health Sciences; Metabolic disorders; Patients; Population studies; Reliability analysis; Retrospective Studies; Statistical tests; Surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tunica Intima - pathology; Vascular Calcification - diagnostic imaging; Vascular surgery; Veins & arteries; Netherlands

To investigate the frequency of aortic calcifications at the outer edge of the false lumen and the frequency of fully circular aortic calcifications in a consecutive series of patients with aortic dissection who underwent contrast-enhanced CT. The study population compromised of 69 consecutive subje...