title: [Differentiation between dissection and a true aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta using magnetic resonance tomography].
abstract: The case reviewed here demonstrates that magnetic resonance imaging in contrast to CT and i.v. DSA can differentiate between aortic dissection with partially thrombosed false lumen and a true aneurysm using the spin-echo and the gradient-echo technique. The gradient-echo technique was able to depict the moving intimal flap as well as the higher blood flow velocity in the true lumen.
authors.affiliation: Institut für klinische und experimentelle Nuklearmedizin, Universität zu Köln.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Theissen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gross-Fengels
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sechtem
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Differenzierung zwischen Dissektion und Aneurysma verum der Aorta descendens thorakalis mit Magnetresonanztomographie.