February 26, 2016British Journal of RadiologyOpen Access

Recommendations for accurate CT diagnosis of suspected acute aortic syndrome (AAS)—on behalf of the British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (BSCI)/British Society of Cardiovascular CT (BSCCT)

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Population

Patients with suspected acute aortic syndrome (AAS)

Design

Guideline

Authors

VVVarut VardhanabhutiUniversity of Hong Kong ENEdward NicolCardiac Imaging GMGareth Morgan‐HughesDerriford Hospital

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Implication

Adopt motion-free aortic CT protocols in suspected acute aortic syndrome to improve accuracy and minimize radiation; extends BSCI/BSCCT consensus for standardized imaging.

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Population

Patients with suspected acute aortic syndrome (AAS)

Intervention

CT imaging with optimized scanning protocols for motion-free imaging of the aorta

Outcome

Accurate diagnosis of suspected acute aortic syndrome

Provides BSCI/BSCCT recommendations for optimizing CT imaging protocols to accurately diagnose suspected acute aortic syndrome while minimizing radiation and false positives.

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Vardhanabhuti et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d76679aa68b335b4f3140b https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20150705

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Adopt motion-free aortic CT protocols in suspected acute aortic syndrome to improve accuracy and minimize radiation; extends BSCI/BSCCT consensus for standardized imaging.

Recommendations for accurate CT diagnosis of suspected acute aortic syndrome (AAS)—on behalf of the British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (BSCI)/British Society of Cardiovascular CT (BSCCT)

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

Recommendations for accurate CT diagnosis of suspected acute aortic syndrome (AAS)—on behalf of the British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (BSCI)/British Society of Cardiovascular CT (BSCCT)

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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