| MDCT in diagnosing acute aortic syndromes: reviewing common and less common CT findings. | |
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PMID: 22095416 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Nontraumatic acute thoracic aortic syndromes (AAS) describe a spectrum of life-threatening aortic pathologies with significant implications on diagnosis, therapy and management. In this context, multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is the gold standard due to its intrinsic diagnostic value; its performance approaches 100% sensitivity and specificity, and it is accepted as a first-line modality for suspected acute aortic disease. MDCT allows early recognition and characterisation of acute aortic syndromes as well as the presence of any associated complications - findings that are essential for optimising treatment and improving clinical outcomes. Although classic CT findings have long been known, other unusual signs are continually reported in the medical literature. We reviewed the classic and less common CT findings, correlating them with pathophysiology, timing and management options, to achieve a definite and timely diagnostic and therapeutic definition. |
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T Valente; G Rossi; F Lassandro; M Marino; G Tortora; R Muto; M Scaglione |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-17 |
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Title: La Radiologia medica Volume: - ISSN: 1826-6983 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0177625 Medline TA: Radiol Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Dipartimento d Diagnostica per Immagini, Servizio di Radiologia, A.O.R.N. V. Monaldi, 80131, Napoli, Italy. |
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Utilizzo della TC multidetettore nella diagnosi delle sindromi aortiche acute: revisione dei segni TC più e meno comuni. |
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