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Chest CT scan with or without contrast may reveal the size and the location of LV aneurysm also, it can show the presence of calcification on it. | Chest CT scan with or without contrast may reveal the size and the location of LV aneurysm also, it can show the presence of calcification on it. | ||
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CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of LV aneurysm. CT scan findings are suggestive for location, size and presence of thrombosis in aneurysm wall. | CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of LV aneurysm. CT scan findings are suggestive for location, size and presence of thrombosis in aneurysm wall.<ref name="pmid5659397">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mourdjinis A, Olsen E, Raphael MJ, Mounsey JP |title=Clinical diagnosis and prognosis of ventricular aneurysm |journal=Br Heart J |volume=30 |issue=4 |pages=497–513 |year=1968 |pmid=5659397 |pmc=487659 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
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Image:Calcified-ventricular-aneurysm-002.jpg|Calcified left ventricular aneurysm | Image:Calcified-ventricular-aneurysm-002.jpg|Calcified left ventricular aneurysm | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]
Overview
Chest CT scan with or without contrast may reveal the size and the location of LV aneurysm also, it can show the presence of calcification on it.
CT
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of LV aneurysm. CT scan findings are suggestive for location, size and presence of thrombosis in aneurysm wall.[1]
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Calcified left ventricular aneurysm
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Calcified left ventricular aneurysm
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Calcified left ventricular aneurysm
