title: The CT appearance of aortic transection.
abstract: Aortic transection is a frequently fatal traumatic injury. Patients who survive the initial event require rapid diagnosis and treatment. To this end, enhanced CT of the chest has been used to detect both mediastinal hematoma and direct vessel injury [1-6]. This essay shows the CT features associated with aortic transection, particularly the direct signs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Catharines General Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marotta
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Franchetto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D001027:Aortography; D003287:Contrast Media; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007472:Iohexol; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D007472:Iohexol