Characterization of aortic dissection as pulsating type and static type during cardiac cycle by electrocardiogram-gated dual-source CT

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Apr 15:185:236-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.086. Epub 2015 Mar 10.

Authors

Yi Cui¹, Hua Zhang², Gary X Gong³, Qingshi Zeng¹, Dexin Yu¹, Xiangxing Ma¹, Qing Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China.
² Cardio-Cerebrovascular Control and Research Center, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250062, China. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology & Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA.

PMID: 25802038
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.086

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac cycle; Electrocardiogram-gated dual-source CT; Pulsating type; Static type; Thoracic aortic dissection.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / physiopathology
Aortic Dissection / diagnosis*
Aortic Dissection / physiopathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography / methods*
Humans
Myocardial Contraction / physiology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*