title: Isolated interrupted aortic arch accompanied by type B aortic dissection and extensive collateral arteries diagnosed with MDCT angiography.
abstract: Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a rare congenital cardiovascular condition. A patient with uncorrected IAA accompanied by rich collateral arteries can survive to adulthood asymptomatically. However, IAA complicated by aortic dissection is life threatening. Herein, we report a rare case of an isolated IAA accompanied by type B aortic dissection and extensive collateral arteries detected by multidetector computed tomography in a 38-year-old man. The imaging findings of the case are presented, and the utility of multidetector computed tomography in the evaluation of this condition is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Li-Qing
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Zhi-Gang
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jian-Qun
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Sudarshan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kushwaha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D001027:Aortography; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods