Displacement of the right paraspinous interface: a radiographic sign of acute traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta.
Displacement of the right paraspinous interface is a moderately sensitive and highly specific sign of acute traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta. In the appropriate clinical setting, it is an indication for further evaluation and consideration of aortography.
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001027:Aortography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture