TY - JOUR
T1 - Helical (spiral) CT in the evaluation of emergent thoracic aortic syndromes
T2 - Traumatic aortic rupture, aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection, intramural hematoma, and penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer
AU - Ledbetter, S.
AU - Stuk, J. L.
AU - Kaufman, J. A.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - For the near future, CT will play the critical and dominant role in the evaluation of patients presenting with emergent aortic syndromes. Its convenience, accuracy, and utility in the rapid evaluation of not just the aorta, but the entire thorax, make it ideally suited for use in emergency settings. Further benefits are likely to be realized in speed and resolution with multislice CT, although it is as yet not widely available.
AB - For the near future, CT will play the critical and dominant role in the evaluation of patients presenting with emergent aortic syndromes. Its convenience, accuracy, and utility in the rapid evaluation of not just the aorta, but the entire thorax, make it ideally suited for use in emergency settings. Further benefits are likely to be realized in speed and resolution with multislice CT, although it is as yet not widely available.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0033-8389(05)70112-3
DO - 10.1016/S0033-8389(05)70112-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 10361547
AN - SCOPUS:0032968769
SN - 0033-8389
VL - 37
SP - 575
EP - 589
JO - Radiologic Clinics of North America
JF - Radiologic Clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -