| A case report of a normal aorta misdiagnosed as type A dissection by modern multidetector computed tomography. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20306083 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Computed tomography (CT) is generally considered the investigation of choice to exclude acute aortic syndrome. We report an important potentially disastrous misdiagnosis using a modern 32 slice multidetector CT system. |
| | |
Authors:
|
M C K Hamilton; A K Nightingale; S Masey; A G Stuart; G Angelini; R Hopkins; G McGann |
Related Documents
:
|
899893 - Titanium clips in neurosurgery for elimination of artefacts in computer tomography (ct)... 17601503 - Review of ct angiography of aorta. 21352483 - Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of whole-body mri and whole-body ct in stage iii/... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2010-03-20 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: European radiology Volume: 20 ISSN: 1432-1084 ISO Abbreviation: Eur Radiol Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-07-08 Completed Date: 2010-11-22 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9114774 Medline TA: Eur Radiol Country: Germany |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 1856-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Radiology, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK. Mark.Hamilton@UHBristol.nhs.uk |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Adult Aneurysm, Dissecting / radiography* Aortic Aneurysm / radiography* Aortography / methods* Chest Pain / diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostic Errors / prevention & control* Female Humans Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / radiography* Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods* |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Lung nodule volumetry: segmentation algorithms within the same software package cannot be used inter...
Next Document: Combined correction of recovery effect and motion blur for SUV quantification of solitary pulmonary ...