title: CT imaging for acute aortic syndrome.
abstract: Acute aortic syndrome can be due to acute aortic dissection, intramural hematoma, penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer, or unstable thoracic aneurysm. These life-threatening conditions are clinically indistinguishable, often presenting with acute chest pain. Contrast-enhanced, cardiac-gated multidetector computed tomography (CT) is a highly accurate imaging method for determining the cause of acute aortic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schoenhagen
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension; D013577:Syndrome; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed