title: Aortic emergencies.
abstract: This article discusses the anatomy and pathobiology of the aorta, common aortic emergencies and their diagnosis, and the roles and limitations of diagnostic imaging in assessment, medical intervention and monitoring.
authors.forename: Bryant
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Furlow
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis; D001011:Aorta / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed