Draped aorta sign

Last revised by Sze Yuen Lee on 11 Oct 2023

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Citation:

Hosn S, Lee S, Worsley C, et al. Draped aorta sign. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-21734

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-21734

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/21734

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21734

Article created:

14 Feb 2013, Saeed Soltany Hosn

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At the time the article was created Saeed Soltany Hosn had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

11 Oct 2023, Sze Yuen Lee

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11 times, by 10 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Vascular

Sections:

Signs

Tags:

stub, refs, cases

Synonyms:

The draped aorta sign
The draped aorta appearance
Draped aorta

The draped aorta sign is an important imaging feature that can be seen in contained rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. It is highly indicative of aortic wall deficiency.

This sign is considered present when the posterior wall of an aortic aneurysm drapes or molds to the anterior surface of the vertebra. Usually, the fat planes between the aneurysm and vertebra are lost ^1-3.

Chronic contained rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm may cause vertebral erosions in up to 30% of cases ^4,5.

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