Pseudoaneurysm of the thoracic aorta sustained during exposure to a tornado diagnosed with ECG-synchronized CT aortography

Amit Chakraborty; Paul F. von Herrmann; Ryan E. Embertson; Kevin P. Landwehr; Michael A. Winkler

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2016.01.009

Pseudoaneurysm of the thoracic aorta sustained during exposure to a tornado diagnosed with ECG-synchronized CT aortography

Amit Chakraborty, Paul F. von Herrmann, Ryan E. Embertson, Kevin P. Landwehr, Michael A. Winkler

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Abstract

A case of a tornado victim with a delayed presentation of injury to the aortic isthmus is discussed. Tornado forces resemble the forces of high energy explosions, and the injuries that can occur as a result of these forces can be bizarre. The patient presented with the unique computed tomography (CT) findings of isolated pseudoaneurysm of the thoracic aorta in the absence of other traumatic injury to the thorax. Equivocal results of the initial CT aortogram (CTA) were confirmed with ECG-synchronized CTA (ECG-CTA), demonstrating the superiority of ECG-CTA as compared to standard CTA.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	647-649
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Imaging
Volume	40
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2016.01.009
State	Published - Jul 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aorta
ECG-CTA
ECG-synchonized
Pseudoaneurysm
Tornado

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Pseudoaneurysm of the thoracic aorta sustained during exposure to a tornado diagnosed with ECG-synchronized CT aortography

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