title: Acute dissection of the aorta: options for diagnostic imaging.
abstract: When dissection of the aorta is suspected, the physician needs to initiate medical therapy immediately, even before a final diagnosis is made. New imaging technologies are essential in making a diagnosis. In some cases, these new imaging modalities obviate the need for angiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Razavi
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed