Traumatic disruption of the thoracic aorta: A rational approach to imaging

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 679-685

  Driscoll, P A ^a   Hyde, J A J ^b   Curzon, I ^a   Derbyshire, S ^a   Graham, T R ^b   Nicholson, D A ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA INJURY; AORTOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXPERIENCE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; THORACIC AORTA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0030441549     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(96)00131-3     Document Type: Review

References (43)

1. 1 Mattox K. Decelerating aortic injury. In: Bergen J, Yao J, eds. Vascular Surgical Emergencies. Orlando, FL: Grune and Stratton, 1987; p. 341.
2. 2 Parmely L, Thomas W, Manion W and Jahnke E. Non penetrating traumatic injury of the aorta. Circulation 1958; 15: 405.
3. 3 Mirvis S, Bidwell J, Buddemeyer E, Diaconsis J, Pais S and Whitely J. Imaging diagnosis of traumatic aortic rupture: a review and experience at a major trauma centre. Invest Radiol 1987; 22: 187.
4. 4 Ishikawa T, Natzajma Y and Kaji T. The role of CT in traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta and its proximal branches. Semin Roentgenol 1981; 24: 38.
5. 5 Committee on Trauma, American College of Surgeons. Advanced Trauma Life Support Program. Instructors Manual. Chicago: ACS, 1993; pp. 119-20.
6. 6 Hill D, Duflou J and Delaney L. Blunt traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta: an epidemiological perspective. J R Coll Surg Edinb 1996; 41: 84.
7. 7 Williams J, Graff J, Uku J and Steinig J. Aortic injury in vehicular trauma. Ann Thoracic Surg 1994; 57: 726.
8. 8 Stark P. Radiology of thoracic trauma. Invest Radial 1990; 25: 1265.
9. 9 Barcia T and Livoni J. Indications for angiography in blunt thoracic trauma. Radiology 1983; 147: 15.
10. 10 Agee C, Metzler M, Churchill R and Mitchell F. Tomographic evaluation to exclude traumatic aortic disruption. J Trauma 1992; 33: 876.
11. 11 Eagle K and DeSanctis R. Aortic dissection. In: O'Rourke R. ed. Current Problems in Cardiology, Vol. 14. Chicago: Year Book Medical Publishers, 1989; p. 225.
12. 12 Panting G, Norell M, Baker C and Nicholson A. Feasibility, accuracy and safety of magnetic resonance imaging in acute aortic dissection. Clin Radiol 1995; 50: 455.
13. 13 Heystraten F, Rosenbusch G, Kingma L and Lacquet L. Chronic post-traumatic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta: surgical correctable occult threat. AJR 1986; 146: 303.
14. 14 Grundy J, Williams S, Burnley R et al. Indicators for aortography in blunt thoracic trauma: a reassessment. J Trauma 1982; 22: 664.
15. 15 Feliciano D. The diagnostic and therapeutic approach to chest trauma. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1992; 4: 156.
16. 16 Raptopoulos V, Sheiman R, Phillips D, Davidoff A and Siva W. Traumatic aortic tear: screening with chest CT. Radiology 1992; 182: 667.
17. 17 Morgan P, Goodman L, Aprahamian C, Foley W and Lipchick E. Evaluation of traumatic aortic injury: does dynamic contrast enhanced CT play a role? Radiology 1992; 182: 661.
18. 18 Perchinsky M, Long W, Urman S and Borzotta A. The broken halo sign: a fractured calcified ring as an unusual sign of traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta. Injury 1994; 25: 649.
19. 19 Mirvis S, Bidwell J, Buddemeyer E et al. Value of chest radiography in excluding traumatic aortic rupture. Radiology 1987; 163: 487.
20. 20 Dee P. Trauma to the aorta and great vessels. Radiology of chest traumas. Radiol Clin North Am 1992; 30: 291.
21. 21 Woodring J and Dillon M. Radiographic manifestations of mediastinal hemorrhage from blunt chest trauma. Ann Thor Surg 1984; 37: 171.
22. 22 Ayella R, Hankins J, Turney S and Cowley R. Ruptured thoracic aorta due to blunt trauma. J Trauma 1977; 17: 199.
23. 23 Burney R, Gundry S, Mackenzie J, Wilton G, Whitehouse W and Wu S. Comparison of mediastinal width, mediastinal-thoracic and -cardiac ratios, and 'mediastinal widening' in detection of traumatic aortic rupture. Ann Emerg Med 1983; 12: 668.
24. 24 Woodring J. The normal mediastinum in blunt traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta and brachiocephalic arteries. J Emerg Med 1990; 8: 467.
25. 25 Miller F, Richardson J and Thomas H. Role of CT in the diagnosis of major arterial injury after blunt trauma. Surgery 1989; 106: 596.
26. 26 Buchmaster M, Keannay P, Johnson S, Smith M and Sapin P. Further experience with TOE in the evaluation of thoracic aortic injury. J Trauma 1994; 37: 989.
27. 27 Mirvis S, Pais S and Gens D. Thoracic aortic rupture: advantage of intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography. AJR 1986; 146: 987.
28. 28 Erpenbach S, Gerlach A and Arlart I. Rational diagnosis of traumatic aortic rupture. Bildgebung 1995; 62: 24.
29. 29 Kearney P, Smith W, Johnson S, Barker D, Smith M, Sapin P. Use of transesophageal echocardiography in the evaluation of traumatic aortic injury. J Trauma 1993; 34: 696.
30. 30 La Berge J, Jeffrey R. Aortic lacerations: fatal complications of thoracic aortography. Radiology 1987; 165: 367.
31. 31 Brooks S, Young J, Cmolick B, Schina M, Dianzumba S, Townsend R and Diamond D. The use of transesophageal echpcardiography in the evaluation of chest trauma. J Trauma 1992; 32: 761.
32. 32 Sparks M, Burchard K, Marrin C, Bean C, Nugent W and Plehn J. Transesophgeal echocardiography. Preliminary results in patients with traumatic aortic rupture. Arch Surg 1991; 126: 711.
33. 33 Kennedy N. Acute dissection of the thoracic aorta; trans-oesophageal echocardiography has wider uses. BMJ 1995; 310: 875.
34. 34 Shapiro M, Yanofsky S, Trapp J et al. Cardiovascular evaluation in blunt chest trauma using transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE). J Trauma 1991; 31: 835.
35. 35 Madayag M, Kirshenbaum K, Nadimpalic S, Fantus R, Cavallino R and Crystal G. Thoracic aortic trauma: role of dynamic CT. Radiology 1991; 179: 853.
36. 36 White C and Mirvis S. Pictorial review: imaging of traumatic aortic injury. Clin Radial 1995; 50: 281.
37. 37 Thorsen M, San Dietto M, Lawson T, Foley D, Smith D and Berland L. Dissecting aortic aneurysms: accuracy of computed tomographic diagnosis. Radiology 1983; 148: 773.
38. 38 Petasnick J. Radiologic evaluation of thoracic dissection, Radiology 1991; 180: 297.
39. 39 White R, Lipton M, Higgins C, Federle M, Pogany A, Kerlan R, Thaxton T and Turley K. Non-invasive evaluation of suspected thoracic aortic dissection by contrast enhanced CT. Am J Cardiol 1986; 57: 282.
40. 40 Laas J, Schulter G, Daniel W, Hendrick P and Maverick A. Acute Type A dissection of the aorta: which diagnosis modes remain for surgical intervention. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1987; 1: 169.
41. 41 Thorsen M, Lawson T and Foley W. CT of aortic dissections. Crit Rev Diagn Imaging 1986; 26: 291.
42. 42 Vasile N, Matnieu D, Keita K, Lelloucine D, Block G and Cachera J. CT of thoracic aortic dissection: accuracy and pitfalls. J Comp Assist Tomogr 1986; 10: 211.
43. 43 Morgan J, Oldershaw P and Gray H. Use of CT scanning and aortography in the diagnosis of acute dissection of the thoracic aorta. Br Heart J 1990; 64: 261.