Fig. 1. CT shows a heavily calcified ascending aorta and aortic arch. (a) Plain CT, (b) MD-CT with VR image, and (c) MD-CT with MIP. MD-CT: multidetector-row computed tomography; MIP: maximum intensity projection; VR: volume-rendered.
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