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. 1990;17(4):262–270.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Thoracic Aortic Dissections

Steven L Sax 1
PMCID: PMC324935  PMID: 15227518

Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging is an excellent noninvasive method for evaluating thoracic aortic dissections. A variety of magnetic resonance scans of aortic dissections are shown, documenting the ability of magnetic resonance to image the true lumen, the false channel, and the intimal septum. Detail is provided on magnetic resonance imaging techniques and findings. (Texas Heart Institute Journal 1990;17:262-70)

Keywords: Aortic aneurysm/aneurysm, dissecting

Keywords: aortic dissection

Keywords: diagnostic imaging

Keywords: diagnosis, cardiovascular

Keywords: magnetic resonance imaging

Keywords: nuclear magnetic resonance

Keywords: tomography, x-ray computed

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