Repair of acute type a aortic dissection associated with temporal arteritis Mark F Berry, MD, Y.Joseph Woo, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 76, Issue 5, Pages 1717-1718 (November 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00695-7
Fig 1 Chest computed tomographic scan with intravenous contrast showing acute type A aortic dissection. White arrow indicates the false lumen and black arrow indicates the true lumen. Dissection is seen in both the ascending and descending aorta. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 76, 1717-1718DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00695-7)
Fig 2 (a) Inflammation and dissection of the media of the aorta (×1 magnification). The vessel shows minimal evidence of arteriosclerosis. (b) Inflammation of the media includes giant cells (black arrows, ×20 magnification). (Hematoxylin & eosin staining.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 76, 1717-1718DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00695-7)