Scientific publications
Cardiovascular Dual Source Computed Tomography for Aortic Coarctation in a Neonate: One-Second Scan With Ultra-Low Radiation Dose
Nov 1, 2008
| Magazine: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Gorka Bastarrika (a), Carlo Nicola De Cecco (d), , Patricia Bastero (b), Maria Arraiza (a), Joaquín Barba (c), Amedeo Anselmi (e) and Valentin Alzina
A 17-day-old neonate was referred for cardiovascular computed tomographic scan to rule out a possible aortic coarctation.
Previous transthoracic echocardiography revealed partial atrioventricular canal defect with enlarged and hypertrophic right ventricle, right atrial dilatation, and normal left chambers.
The evaluation of the aorta did not reveal any significant abnormality, except a possible...
CITATION Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Nov;86(5):e4