title: Traumatic aortic injury: CT findings, mimics, and therapeutic options.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Traumatic aortic injury (TAI) is rare, but frequently lethal. However, with prompt diagnosis, patients can undergo life-saving open or endovascular repair. Unfortunately, because these injuries are relatively rare, subtle forms of these injuries may be missed, and normal variants may mimic TAI leading to misdiagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We will discuss computed tomography findings of typical injury patterns of traumatic aortic injuries as well as treatment options, diagnostic pitfalls and injury mimics. These are highlighted with clinical case examples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Ethany L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Cullen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lantz
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: C Michael
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Young
keywords: Computed tomography (CT); computed tomographic angiography (CTA); traumatic aortic injury (TAI)