3-D CT angiographic demonstration of a neonatal ductus arteriosus aneurysm with development of ductal calcification: Are the "ductus bump", ductus arteriosus aneurysm, and ductal calcification related?

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 738-741

  Kaushik, Neeru ^a   Cohen, Ronald A ^a   Helton, James G ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ductal calcification; Ductus arteriosus aneurysm; Ductus bump

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS ANEURYSM; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THROMBOGENESIS;

ANEURYSM; ANGIOGRAPHY; CALCINOSIS; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4544233153     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1256-y     Document Type: Article

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