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Current Medical Imaging

Author(s): Kalpana Devi Kariyappa*, Murali Krishnaswami, Francis Gnanaprakasam and Madan Ramachandran

DOI: 10.2174/1573405618666220225084718

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Imaging Paradigms in Nontraumatic Aortic Emergencies

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Abstract

Aortic cause of acute chest pain or abdominal pain can be easily overlooked. Unceasing wariness is required for timely diagnosis and prompt treatment. In such cases, cross-sectional imaging can detect the type of aortic involvement, its site, extent, complications, and could help clinicians decide on a management method and prognosticate the condition. This pictorial illustration represents a spectrum of life-threatening conditions involving the aorta in a non-traumatic setting.

Keywords: Acute aortic syndrome, atherosclerotic ulcer, aortic dissection, aortic aneurysm, TEVAR, postoperative aorta.

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