The triple rule out CT scan in diagnosing Acute Type A aortic dissections
Date First Published:
July 17, 2012
Last Updated:
July 17, 2012
Report by:
Karan Sian, Mohammed Rahnavardi, Cardiothoracic Registrar (Royal North Shore Hospital )
Search checked by:
Karan Sian, Royal North Shore Hospital
Three-Part Question:
In [patient's with a suspected Type A dissection], is a [triple rule out CT scan as sensitive as a conventional CT aortogram] in [diagnosing and characterising] an acute Type A dissection?