False positive computed tomographic angiography for Stanford type A aortic dissection
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False positive computed tomographic angiography for Stanford type A aortic dissection
BACKGROUND Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) has emerged as the defacto imaging test to rule out acute aortic dissection; however, it is not without flaws. We report a case of a false-positive CTA with respect to Stanford Type A aortic dissection. CASE A 52 year-old male presented with sudden onset shortness of breath. He denied chest pain. Due to severe hypertension and an Emergency Dep...
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiology Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1930-0433
DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2015.06.010