title: [X-ray diagnosis of thoracic aorta ruptures].
abstract: One hundred and twenty-two patients were examined in order to diagnose, or for follow-up of, acute or chronic traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta; sixty-two had arterial angiography, thirty-three had intravenous digital subtraction angiography, thirty-one had computer tomograms and seventeen were examined by ultrasound. In addition, plain films were evaluated in forty-two cases. The value of these methods in diagnosing acute or chronic aneurysms is analysed and discussed. Arterial angiography was the best method for acute aneurysms, whereas in the sub-acute and chronic stages CT and DSA are indicated.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Röntgenologische Diagnostik thorakaler Aortenrupturen.