The value of narrow CT window settings in the recognition of subtle acute aortic intramural haematoma

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 128-129

  Holden, Andrew ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aortic intramural haematoma; Computed tomography; Narrow windowing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA; THORAX PAIN;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034109550     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2000.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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