Demonstration of coarctation of the aorta by magnetic resonance imaging

Journal Article · Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.143.6.1192· OSTI ID:6119110

Amparo, E; Higgins, C B; Shafton, E P

The physical findings in coarctation of the aorta are sufficiently characteristic to allow a reasonably accurate clinical diagnosis. The preoperative evaluation has been accomplished by catheterization, aortography, intravenous digital subtraction angiography, computed tomography (CT), and two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography. The authors report a case of coarctation of the aorta clinically suspected in a 29-year-old man. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was the initial preoperative imaging technique. In retrospect, it provided sufficient information for preoperative evaluation so that other imaging techniques would not have been required.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California School of Medicine, San Francisco
• OSTI ID: 6119110
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Vol. 143:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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