Recommendations for accurate CT diagnosis of suspected acute aortic syndrome (AAS)-on behalf of the British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (BSCI)/British Society of Cardiovascular CT (BSCCT)
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Accurate and timely assessment of suspected acute aortic syndrome is crucial in this life-threatening condition. Imaging with CT plays a central role in the diagnosis to allow expedited management. Diagnosis can be made using locally available expertise with optimized scanning parameters, making full use of recent advances in CT technology. Each imaging centre must optimize their protocols to allow accurate diagnosis, to optimize radiation dose and in particular to reduce the risk of false-positive diagnosis that may simulate disease. This document outlines the principles for the acquisition of motion-free imaging of the aorta in this context.
Date Issued
2016-04-07
Date Acceptance
2016-02-23
Citation
British Journal of Radiology, 2016, 89 (1061)
ISSN
1748-880X
Publisher
British Institute of Radiology
Journal / Book Title
British Journal of Radiology
Volume
89
Issue
1061
Copyright Statement
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/, which permits unrestricted non-commercial reuse, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
MULTIDETECTOR ROW CT
EHLERS-DANLOS-SYNDROME
DUAL-SOURCE CT
TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
INTRAMURAL HEMATOMA
CONTRAST-MEDIUM
THORACIC AORTA
CORONARY-ANGIOGRAPHY
COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY
MOTION ARTIFACT
Acute Disease
Aneurysm, Dissecting
Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Diseases
Aortography
Great Britain
Humans
Plaque, Atherosclerotic
Reproducibility of Results
Societies, Medical
Syndrome
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ulcer
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
1103 Clinical Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
20150705
Date Publish Online
2016-04-07