title: [Spiral computerized tomography, multiplane transesophageal echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of thoracic aortic dissection].
abstract: The aim of this study was the evaluation of spiral computed tomography (Spiral-CT), multiplane transesophageal echocardiography (multiplane TEE) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of thoracic aortic dissection. 41 patients were examined: 30 with clinically suspected acute aortic dissection (14 Stanford A, 7 Stanford B), 11 with aortic repair (7/11 with persisting distal dissection). In 14 patients there was involvement of the supraaortic vessels. Sensitivity of Spiral-CT, multiplane TEE and MRI in the detection of aortic dissection was 100%, specificity was 100, 92, and 91%. In the assessment of involvement of aortic arch vessels sensitivity was 100, 67, and 60%, specificity was 100, 95, and 90%. The new imaging modalities Spiral-CT and multiplane TEE are equal to MRI in the detection of aortic dissection. In the assessment of the supraaortic branches Spiral-CT is superior to multiplane TEE and MRI and might become the method of choice.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Universitätsklinik Bonn.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sommer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fehske
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: von Smekal
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Holzknecht
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gieseke
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wirtz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steudel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schild
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Spiral-Computertomographie, multiplane transösophageale Echokardiographie und Magnetresonanztomographie in der Diagnostik thorakaler Aortendissektionen.