Aorta dissection with two separate false lumina, diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging—A case report

Paul Dendale; Bart Opdebeeck; Hendrik De Raeve; Filip De Ridder; Frank Claessens; Pierre Block; Michel Osteaux

doi:10.1007/BF02014928

International Journal of Angiology, Table of Contents

Int J Angiol 1994; 3(1): 124-125
DOI: 10.1007/BF02014928

Original Articles

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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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.

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