Pulmonary Aneurysm & Sudden Pain

A 35-year-old woman with pulmonary arterial Hypertension and an aneurysm presents with chest pain. Explore the CT findings and diagnosis of this rare emergency.

Pulmonary-artery dissection


A 35-year-old woman with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and a pulmonary aneurysm presented with chest pain. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest is shown. What is the most likely diagnosis?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Aortic dissection
Aortic pseudoaneurysm
Intramural hematoma
Pulmonary-artery dissection
Pulmonary-artery rupture

Chest Pain, Computed Tomography, Pulmonary aneurysm, Pulmonary arterial hypertension, Pulmonary-artery dissection

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