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SUBMITTER: Asahara D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6957809 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Radiology case reports 20200109 3
Four-dimensional computed tomography has been used to evaluate moving structures and is a useful method to diagnose cardiovascular diseases. We report a case of cerebral infarction due to the thrombus in the ascending aorta, and utilized 4-dimensional computed tomography angiography for visualizing the movement of the thrombus, which prompted early surgical intervention to prevent further thromboembolism. Although transesophageal echocardiography is an established method to evaluate the ascendin ...[more]