Presentation
Patient found unconscious at home. Emergency CT.
Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Female
- Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.
From the case:
Beak sign of aortic dissection
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Arterial dissection - Stanford Type A - with beak sign indicating false and true lumen.
From the case:
Beak sign of aortic dissection
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Arterial dissection - Stanford Type A - with beak sign (arrows) identifying the larger false lumen. Note blunting of the acute angle due to thrombus formation (white arrows).
Case Discussion
Aortic dissection, Stanford type A. Patient went directly for surgery
This case illustrates the "beak sign", a wedge-shaped component of the false lumen. It is a reliable sign in detecting the false lumen of dissection.
In some cases (as with this case), thrombus formation may blunt the "beak".
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