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CT Evaluation of Aortic Dissection

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Aortic Dissection and Related Syndromes

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 260))

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Abstract

Computed tomography (CT) is used to evaluate the aorta, specifically aortic dissection, in the following clinical circumstances:

  • Diagnosis of acute dissection in patients with the acute onset of chest or back pain or neurologic deficit1,

  • Follow-up of known medically treated type B dissection, and

  • Surveillance after surgical repair or percutaneous intervention.

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  1. Department of Radiology, TC 2910, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-0326, USA

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  2. Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-0326, USA

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  1. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Kim A. Eagle MD (Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Internal Medicine, Chief of Clinical Cardiology, Clinical Director of Cardiovascular Center) (Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Internal Medicine, Chief of Clinical Cardiology, Clinical Director of Cardiovascular Center)

  2. Ohio State University Hospital East, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    Ragavendra R. Baliga MD, MBA (Director, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine) (Director, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine)

  3. Thoracic Aortic Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Eric M. Isselbacher MD (Co-Director) (Co-Director)

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Müller, G., Kazerooni, E. (2007). CT Evaluation of Aortic Dissection. In: Eagle, K.A., Baliga, R.R., Isselbacher, E.M., Nienaber, C.A. (eds) Aortic Dissection and Related Syndromes. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 260. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36001-0_5

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