Aortic intramural hematoma: Review of high-risk imaging features

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 267-272

  Kruse, Matthew J ^a   Johnson, Pamela T ^a   Fishman, Elliot K ^a   Zimmerman, Stefan L ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic disease; Aortic intramural hematoma; Noninvasive cardiovascular imaging

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ACUTE AORTIC SYNDROME; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA DISSECTING ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA WALL; AORTIC INTRAMURAL HEMATOMA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; CARDIAC IMAGING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT CARE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THORAX PAIN; VASCULAR STENT;

AORTIC DISEASE; AORTIC INTRAMURAL HEMATOMA; NONINVASIVE CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTOGRAPHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84885914722     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: 1876861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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