A case report of a normal aorta misdiagnosed as type A dissection by modern multidetector computed tomography.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Computed tomography (CT) is generally considered the investigation of choice to exclude acute aortic syndrome. We report an important potentially disastrous misdiagnosis using a modern 32 slice multidetector CT system.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortography
- Diagnostic Errors
- Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed