title: Aortic dissection presenting as spinal cord ischemia with a false-negative aortogram.
abstract: This article presents a case of type III aortic dissection presenting as a spinal cord syndrome with a prospectively negative initial aortogram. The patient serendipitously illustrates a multimodality approach to aortic dissection imaging. The advantages and disadvantages of conventional radiography, aortography, computed tomography, echocardiography, and magnetic resonance imaging are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Strouse
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Shea
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Guy
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Santinga
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004452:Echocardiography; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed