Computed tomography manifestation of a triple-barreled aortic dissection: the Mercedes-Benz mark sign.
Computed tomographic (CT) findings of a rare case of triple-barreled aortic dissection was described. CT demonstrated the extent of dissection, a communication between two channels, and three lumens separated by the intimal flap and a thin undetached tunica media, resembling a Mercedes-Benz mark.
Shin
M S
MS
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Zorn
G L
GL
Ho
K J
KJ
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed