Cohn S M, Pollak J S, McCarthy S, Degutis L C
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
Magn Reson Imaging. 1994;12(6):963-7. doi: 10.1016/0730-725x(94)92038-9.
Traumatic aortic tears are life threatening and, therefore, need to be evaluated urgently. Typically, a thoracic aortogram is conducted; however, aortography occasionally demonstrates nonspecific abnormalities. These equivocal examinations can lead to unnecessary thoracotomies, or repeated angiography and catastrophic delays in aortic repair. We report a case in which magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was very useful in the diagnosis of aortic tear.
创伤性主动脉撕裂会危及生命，因此需要紧急评估。通常会进行胸部主动脉造影；然而，主动脉造影偶尔会显示非特异性异常。这些模棱两可的检查可能导致不必要的开胸手术，或重复血管造影以及主动脉修复的灾难性延误。我们报告一例磁共振（MR）成像在主动脉撕裂诊断中非常有用的病例。
