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Traumatic aortic injury: CT findings, mimics, and therapeutic options
Ethany L Cullen1, Eric J Lantz1, C Michael Johnson1
1Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Objective:
Traumatic aortic injury (TAI) is rare, but frequently lethal. However, with prompt diagnosis, patients can undergo life-saving open or endovascular repair. Unfortunately, because these injuries are relatively rare, subtle forms of these injuries may be missed, and normal variants may mimic TAI leading to misdiagnosis.
Conclusions:
We will discuss computed tomography findings of typical injury patterns of traumatic aortic injuries as well as treatment options, diagnostic pitfalls and injury mimics. These are highlighted with clinical case examples.
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