Aortic Coarctation: Evaluation with Computed Tomography Angiography in Pediatric Patients
BACKGROUND: Aortic coarctation is a congenital narrowing of the aorta. Computed tomography angiography is used to detect aortic coarctation and determine its extent and severity. OBJECTIVE: To assess pediatric aortic coarctation by com-puted tomography (CT) angiography. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study included eighteen pa-tients (10 males and 8 females) who were clinically diagnosed to have coarctation. Both echocardiography and CT ... إقراء المزيد