Potential of unenhanced computed tomography as a screening tool for acute aortic syndromes.
Takayuki OtaniToshihisa IchibaKenichiro KashiwaHiroshi NaitoPublished in: European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care (2021)
Acute aortic syndromes in younger patients and patients with a patent false lumen could be misdiagnosed with unenhanced-CT alone. The combination of the ADD-RS plus D-dimer and unenhanced-CT could minimize AAS misdiagnosis while avoiding over-testing with CE-CT.
Keyphrases
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- image quality
- aortic dissection
- liver failure
- contrast enhanced
- positron emission tomography
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory failure
- aortic valve
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- magnetic resonance imaging
- chronic kidney disease
- pulmonary artery
- drug induced
- patient reported outcomes
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- intensive care unit
- pulmonary hypertension
- heart failure
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- atrial fibrillation
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- quantum dots