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Fig. 2B —53-year-old man with combined acute traumatic injuries to
aortic root and isthmus (Reprinted with permission from Steenburg S, Ravenel
J, Ikonomidis J. Blunt traumatic injury of the ascending aorta: multidetector
CT findings in two cases. Emerg Radiol 2007; 13:217–221
[19]). Axial contrast-enhanced
MDCT image at level of aortic root shows abnormal collection of contrast
material immediately anterior and inferior to aortic root (arrow). No
associated hemopericardium is present at this level.
