Multi-detector computed tomography in the diagnosis and management of acute aortic syndromes

Figure 1 Cardiac-gated computed tomography aortogram in a 55-year-old with chest pain and suspected acute aortic syndrome. A: Axial oblique; B: Coronal reconstructions. No dissection or aneurysm was detected. Retrospective reconstruction at 78% of the cardiac cycle allowed for accurate evaluation of the aortic root and valve cusps in both axial oblique and coronal reconstructions with no pulsation artefacts.