title: [MR of acute aortic dissection].
abstract: Acute aortic dissection is an emergency which requires a fast and reliable diagnosis. We performed MRI in 9 cases of acute aortic dissection. The information obtained with MRI is described and compared to the results of 2-dimensional echocardiography and contrast enhanced CT.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Röntgendiagnostik, Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Spielmann
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001011:Aorta; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging
vernacular_title: MR bei akuter Aortendissektion.