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. 2014 May 1;5(3):281–293. doi: 10.1007/s13244-014-0327-3

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Hyperattenuating crescent sign. a Illustration demonstrates blood (black arrow) dissecting into a mural thrombus (T) from the aortic lumen (L). The resulting intramural haematoma (H) is crescent shaped. b Axial unenhanced CT of a 63-year-old man presenting with abdominal pain and a pulsating mass. A crescent (H) of higher attenuation than the aortic lumen (L) can be seen