Accuracy of a chest x-ray in diagnosing dissecting thoracic aneurysm.
Date First Published:
November 27, 2002
Last Updated:
February 19, 2012
Report by:
Dr Muhammad Saleem Nasir, SpR, Emergency Medicine (Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester.)
Search checked by:
Dr Muhammad Saleem Nasir, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester.
Three-Part Question:
In [patients suspected of having dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysms] is [ED chest x-ray as good as the CT thorax] at[accurately detecting the dissecting aneurysm?]