Aortic coarctation CT

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S.[2], Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]; Assistant Editor(s)-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S.[4]

Overview

CT is useful in older or postoperative patients as it helps in to assessing residual obstruction, hypoplasia, aneurysms, multiple surgical clips or a stent present in the area of coarctation.

CT

CT images shown below are courtesy of Cafer Zorkun and copylefted

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