and one of the 12 patients with type III dissection. When transoesophageal echocardiography was used as well the degree of aortic dissection was identified correctly in all 21 patients. In one patient ...

A CT scan provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection ... If you have an arch aneurysm, it is possible that you may also require bypass ...

Type I: Dissection originating in the ascending aorta extending a variable length frequently into the aortic arch and/or descending ... Transesophageal echocardiography and MRI can be useful ...

The calcium sign indicating the separation of the intimal calcification from the outer aortic soft tissue border by more than 10 mm is specific for the diagnosis of aortic dissection. The calcium sign ...

A circumflex RAA also causes a vascular ring, by echo showing RAA branching pattern ... one may be fooled into believing this is a left aortic arch with the first branch coursing rightward ...

Aortic arch morphology was examined with echocardiography and MRI. Abnormalities were categorised as arch hypoplasia ... During follow up in the department for adult congenital heart disease three ...

Dissection originating in the ascending aorta extending a variable length frequently into the aortic arch and/or descending thoracic aorta Type II: Dissection originating in the ascending aorta ...

Please, see the separate insert about valve replacement for more information. It will take you approximately two to three months to fully recover from undergoing ascending aortic aneurysm/dissection ...

11. Shiga T, Wajima Z, Apfel CC, et al. Diagnostic accuracy of transesophageal echocardiography, helical computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging for suspected thoracic aortic dissection: ...

Cervical ultrasound examination with color flow imaging showed a bilateral common carotid artery dissection extending up to the bifurcation. Transesophageal echocardiography showed an aortic arch ...

Initial examination raised the possibility of aortic dissection; however, the CT scan did not concur with the diagnosis. An ECG showed ST segment elevation in leads V1–V6 and echocardiography showed ...