In 44 patients with suspected dissecting aneurysm of the aorta, an aortographic diagnosis of dissection, based on the demonstration of a narrowed true lumen and of a false channel, was made in 23.

I've done about 15 actual human body dissections as part of my ongoing professional training as an anatomist. You can become a bit desensitised to it, although people ask, "How do you put up with the ...

RECENT advances in the surgical treatment of dissecting aneurysm of the thoracic aorta, based on resection and graft replacement of a segment of aorta including the intimal tear, have made ...