title: Acute aortic syndrome-pitfalls on gated and non-gated CT scan.
abstract: Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) is a life-threatening condition which includes aortic dissection (AD), penetrating aortic ulcer (PAU) and intramural hematoma (IMH). Multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) plays a crucial role in the diagnosis of this condition and for further clinical follow-up. It is important for radiologists to be aware of common pitfalls in cardiac-gated and non-gated CT in diagnosing AAS. They should also be wary of common mimics of AAS which may make a significant difference towards management of these patients. In this review, we present from our practice some of the common pitfalls and mimics of AAS on MDCT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK. guchchan@gmail.com.|Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital NHS Trust, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, UK. guchchan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Husainy
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK.
authors.forename: Farhina
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sayyed
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK.
authors.forename: Sapna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puppala
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055424:Cardiac-Gated Imaging Techniques; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D013577:Syndrome
keywords: Acute aortic syndrome; CT; Pitfalls