Differentiation between dissection and a true aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta using magnetic resonance tomography |
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| Authors: | P Theissen W Gross-Fengels U Sechtem |
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| Affiliation: | Institut für klinische und experimentelle Nuklearmedizin, Universit?t zu K?ln. |
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| Abstract: | The case reviewed here demonstrates that magnetic resonance imaging in contrast to CT and i.v. DSA can differentiate between aortic dissection with partially thrombosed false lumen and a true aneurysm using the spin-echo and the gradient-echo technique. The gradient-echo technique was able to depict the moving intimal flap as well as the higher blood flow velocity in the true lumen. |
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