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Imaging of Vascular Thoracic Pain

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Abstract

Chest pain is the most common cause of first aid access in the emergency room and causes high mortality if not treated properly.

A high accuracy and efficiency of the evaluation of patients with acute chest pain is necessary; in this context, multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) is a first-line tool for the anatomic evaluation of coronary artery disease, exclusion of pulmonary embolism, and aortic dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging is complementary to CT and is difficulty available in emergency setting.

Both techniques are the main tools to manage the patient with chest pain, and their presence is mandatory in a first-level hospital.

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Belgrano, M., Muça, M. (2019). Imaging of Vascular Thoracic Pain. In: Cova, M., Stacul, F. (eds) Pain Imaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99822-0_10

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