title: Multidetector computed tomography scanning is still the gold standard for diagnosis of acute aortic syndromes.
authors: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors: Eduardo
authors: E
authors: Keller Saadi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D056346:Sternotomy; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014456:Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures