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Int J Angiol 1994; 3(1): 124-125
DOI: 10.1007/BF02014928
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Aorta dissection with two separate false lumina, diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging—A case report

Paul Dendale1 , Bart Opdebeeck2 , Hendrik De Raeve3 , Filip De Ridder2 , Frank Claessens4 , Pierre Block2 , Michel Osteaux2
  • 1Cardiology Department, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Brussels, Belgium
  • 2Radiology Department, Vrive Universiteit Brussel, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Brussels, Belgium
  • 3Pathology Department, Vrive Universiteit Brussel, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Brussels, Belgium
  • 4Cardiac Surgery Department, Vrive Universiteit Brussel, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Brussels, Belgium
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22 April 2011 (online)

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Abstract

A forty-five-year—old woman with a history of arterial hypertension was diagnosed as having a dissection of the ascending aorta progressing toward the descending aorta, where two false lumina were shown on magnetic resonance dynamic and spin-echo imaging and confirmed at autopsy. The other imaging techniques used did not allow a precise visualization of this anomaly. The place of the different imaging techniques in this type of aortic dissection is discussed.