Two dimensional echocardiographic diagnosis of aortic dissection.
The usefulness of two dimensional echocardiography in establishing the diagnosis of aortic dissection was evaluated. Forty-two patients were referred for study; 15 had a dissection and 27 did not. Two dimensional echocardiography detected the intimal flap in 12 of 15 patients with a dissection, the three false negative studies were in patients with a localized dissection. There was one false positive study in the 27 patients who did not have a dissection.
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography