A large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: a classical scenario.
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چکیده
Fig. 1. CT angiogram of the chest shows large encysted vascular lesion communicating with rt. pulmonary artery: (A) transverse section at the level of pulmonary artery shows a large feeding vessel* (1.6 cm); (B) transverse section at the level of lt. atrium, receiving a large drainage vein** measuring 1.8 cm in diameter; (C) 3D sections through the chest show dimensions of the lesion occupying rt. side of chest (10.1 cm 6.5 cm 5.8 cm).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
دوره 37 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010