MRI in Chronic Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Future Directions.

Andrew G Sherrah, Stuart M Grieve, Richmond W Jeremy, Paul G Bannon, Michael P Vallely, Rajesh Puranik

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In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it

0cells of the map it votes in

9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it

1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field

1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

Cardiovascular MRI Compared to Echocardiography to Identify Cardioaortic Sources of Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2021
Pooled it
Evaluation of aortic stenosis using cardiovascular magnetic resonance: a systematic review & meta-analysis.Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance · 2020
Pooled it
Aorta unveiled: the crucial role of imaging in diagnosing and managing aortic disease-a review.European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice · 2025
Review
Mechanisms of aortic dissection: From pathological changes to experimental andProgress in materials science · 2025
Article
Occult aortic dissection.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024
Article
Management of acute aortic dissection in critical care.Journal of the Intensive Care Society · 2023
Review
Imaging Challenges in Chronic Dissection.Seminars in roentgenology · 2022
Review
Imaging and Surveillance of Chronic Aortic Dissection: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging · 2022
Review
Is MRI equivalent to CT in the guidance of TAVR? A pilot study.European radiology · 2018
Article

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Andrew G SherrahSydney Medical School, University of Sydney , Sydney, NSW , Australia ; The Baird Institute, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital , Sydney, NSW , Australia.

Stuart M GrieveSydney Medical School, University of Sydney , Sydney, NSW , Australia ; Department of Radiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital , Sydney, NSW , Australia ; Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney , Sydney, NSW , Australia ; Heart Research Institute, University of Sydney , Sydney, NSW , Australia.

Richmond W JeremySydney Medical School, University of Sydney , Sydney, NSW , Australia ; The Baird Institute, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital , Sydney, NSW , Australia.

Paul G BannonSydney Medical School, University of Sydney , Sydney, NSW , Australia ; The Baird Institute, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital , Sydney, NSW , Australia.

Michael P VallelySydney Medical School, University of Sydney , Sydney, NSW , Australia ; The Baird Institute, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital , Sydney, NSW , Australia ; Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University , Sydney, NSW , Australia.

Rajesh PuranikSydney Medical School, University of Sydney , Sydney, NSW , Australia ; Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Sydney , Sydney, NSW , Australia.

University of Sydney · AUMacquarie University · AURoyal Prince Alfred Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The acute event of thoracic aortic dissection carries with it high mortality and morbidity. Despite optimal initial surgical or medical management strategies, the risk of further complications in the long-term, including aneurysmal dilatation and false lumen (FL) expansion, are not insignificant. Adequate follow-up of such conditions requires dedicated imaging where relevant prognostic indicators are accurately assessed. We perform a systematic review of the literature and report the current evidence for the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in assessment of chronic aortic dissection. We then make a comparison with traditional imaging modalities including computed tomography and echocardiography. We discuss new ways in which MRI may extend existing aortic assessment, including identification of blood-flow dynamics within the TL and FL using phase-contrast imaging.

Indexed as

aortic type A dissectionaortic type B dissectionchronic aortic dissectionfollow-upmagnetic resonance imaging

Identifiers

PMID26664877

DOI10.3389/fcvm.2015.00005

PMCPMC4671340

OpenAlexW2140289152

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