title: Aortic rupture: comparison of three imaging modalities.
abstract: We report a case of a 56-year-old man with traumatic aortic rupture (TAR) sustained in a motor vehicle accident diagnosed by helical computed tomography, aortography, and transesophageal echocardiography. A large majority of patients with TAR never make it to the hospital, and for those who do, a timely diagnosis is critical for survival. We discuss the merits and pitfalls of the three imaging modalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Ross
authors.forename: Ather
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anis
authors.forename: Jasjit
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walia
authors.forename: Preet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Randhawa
authors.forename: Barry C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Esrig
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Banker
authors.forename: Corey
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eber
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maldjian
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klapholz
authors.forename: Muhamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saric
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D003288:Contusions / Q000175:diagnosis; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed