Pulmonary multislice computed tomography findings in acute aortic dissection.

Objective: To document the type and incidence of pulmonary multislice computed tomography (CT) findings at presentation in patients with acute aortic dissection.

Materials And Methods: Multidetector CT scans of 36 patients with a diagnosis of acute aortic dissection or intramural hematoma were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: Pleural effusion, dependent stasis, mosaic attenuation, interlobular septal thickening, thickening of the peribronchovascular interstitium, vascular enlargement, compression atelectasis were common findings.