Journal article
Transesophageal echocardiography after contrast-enhanced CT angiography in the diagnosis of type A aortic dissection
Journal of cardiac surgery, Vol.26(5), pp.495-500
09/2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01282.x
PMID: 21810117
Abstract
Contrast-enhanced CT angiography (CTA) currently is considered the diagnostic modality of choice in the diagnosis of acute type A aortic dissection. However, pitfalls associated with acquisition and interpretation of CTA images may result in misdiagnosis. We present examples of false-positive and false-negative interpretations of CTA in emergency situations that underline the importance of intraoperative preincision transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the diagnosis and management of this highly lethal entity.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Transesophageal echocardiography after contrast-enhanced CT angiography in the diagnosis of type A aortic dissection
- Creators
- Edward Gologorsky - Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA. egologorsky@med.miami.eduRiny KarrasAngela GologorskyMarco RicciTomas A Salerno
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of cardiac surgery, Vol.26(5), pp.495-500
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01282.x
- PMID
- 21810117
- ISSN
- 0886-0440
- eISSN
- 1540-8191
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2011
- Academic Unit
- Surgery; Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984051589102771
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