Evaluation of traumatic rupture of descending aorta by aortography and computed tomography: case report with follow-up.
Small aortic injuries are difficult to detect by computed tomography. We report a patient with a traumatic aortic injury that was not demonstrated on two high-resolution computed tomography scans 1 month apart despite prior angiographic demonstration of the lesion.
D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001027:Aortography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed