Pseudocoarctation of the aorta

J R LePage; E Szechenyi; J W Ross-Duggan

doi:10.1016/0730-725x(88)90526-7

Pseudocoarctation of the aorta

Magn Reson Imaging. 1988;6(1):65-8. doi: 10.1016/0730-725x(88)90526-7.

Authors

J R LePage¹, E Szechenyi, J W Ross-Duggan

Affiliation

¹ Oral Roberts University School of Medicine, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137.

PMID: 3280942
DOI: 10.1016/0730-725x(88)90526-7

Abstract

We report a case of a 50-year-old man with pseudocoarctation of the aorta that we examined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and digital subtraction angiography (DSA). The MR images demonstrated the characteristic "kink" of the aorta and the absence of true coarctation. These appearances were confirmed by DSA, but we believe MRI to be the better method for examining the aorta because it is non-invasive and has the ability to display the mediastinal anatomy in the sagittal plane, in addition to the axial and coronal planes.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angiography / methods
Aortic Coarctation / diagnosis*
Aortic Diseases / diagnosis
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Radiographic Image Enhancement
Subtraction Technique