THREE THORACIC EMERGENCIES.

Imaging thoracic emergencies

Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) is a term used to describe three closely related entities affecting the thoracic aorta. These are classic aortic dissection (CAD), intramural haematoma (IMH) and penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer (PAU). Vilacosta and Roman first used this definition in an editorial in Heart in 2001, and later included incomplete dissection. Other authors have also incorporated ruptur...

Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Emergencies

Radiology in paediatric non-traumatic thoracic emergencies

Non-traumatic thoracic emergencies in children are very frequent, and they usually present with breathing difficulties. Associated symptoms may be feeding or swallowing problems or less specific general symptoms such as fever, sepsis or chest pain. The emergencies always require a rapid diagnosis to establish a medical or surgical intervention plan, and radiological imaging often plays a key ro...

Thoracic complications and emergencies in oncologic patients

Oncology patients often experience urgent or emergent medical complications that are a direct or indirect result of the underlying malignant condition and are first identified or clarified on radiologic imaging studies. The aim of this review is to identify, discuss, and illustrate some of the major thoracic complications in patients with primary intrathoracic or extrathoracic neoplasms; partic...

CT and MRI of acute thoracic cardiovascular emergencies.

A wide spectrum of acute cardiovascular disorders is seen in patients who are hospitalized in a critical care setting. Imaging plays a central role in the diagnosis and management of these conditions. The most frequently used imaging remains chest radiography; however, more advanced modalities, including coronary angiography, echocardiography, and radioisotope scintigraphy, have well establishe...