title: [Value of magnetic resonance tomography in the diagnosis of diseases of the thoracic aorta].
abstract: MRI with imaging in the frontal and axial planes can replace, in most cases, CT as well as angiography. By limiting oneself to these planes, the examination can be carried out on patients with acute symptoms. If the findings on MRI are indefinite due to movement or flow artifacts, angiography can be carried out immediately. This may not be possible after CT, due to limitation of contrast volumes. With the exception of patients being ventilated after multiple trauma, MRI should nowadays be the primary form of examination, particularly in high risk patients.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität München.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seelos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nägele
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging
vernacular_title: Wertigkeit der Kernspintomographie in der Diagnostik thorakaler Aortenerkrankungen.