The condition is often associated with thickening of the aortic wall, and can be differentiated from similar conditions<unk>  plaque and a thrombus) through the use of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, though the latter is superior. Transesophageal echocardiography and intravascular ultrasonography may also be used in differentiation.
Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer
Perforated ulcer
Portal hypertensive gastropathy
Hyperplastic polyp
Chronic undermining burrowing ulcer
Elastosis perforans serpiginosa
Fibrosing colonopathy
Arterial insufficiency ulcer