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. 1982 Mar;9(1):53–56.

Use of Computed Axial Tomography to Diagnose Vascular Ring in an Infant

Joel I Brenner 1, Richard Ringel 1, David Green 1, Michael A Berman 1, Nancy Whitley 1
PMCID: PMC341472  PMID: 15226812

Abstract

Computed axial tomography was performed in an infant with severe respiratory distress. A right aortic arch and paratracheal density was visualized, suggesting a vascular ring. Angiography confirmed a right aortic arch, mirror-image branching, and a left patent ductus arteriosus.

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