CTICasesAortic Pulsation Artifact
Imaging findings
Pulsation artifact mimicking a Type A aortic dissection. The aorta was of normal caliber (approx. 3 cm).
Key takeaways
Always evaluate for pulsation artifacts when the aorta is normal in caliber. Relying on such artifacts for a diagnosis of dissection is indefensible; verify with gating or clinical correlation.
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