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

Figure 8 A 61-year-old lady with severe chest pain, breathlessness and a prior history of atrial flutter. Computed tomography aortogram in the emergency department shows hyperdense, eccentric wall thickening of the aortic wall consistent with an intramural haematoma (A, white arrow). A concurrent contrast enhanced axial image at the same level shows no leakage of contrast into this thickened aortic wall (B). The intramural haematoma shows partial resolution at 1 mo (C) and complete resolution at 6 mo (D).