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Acute type A aortic dissection with mediastinal hematoma mimicking massive pulmonary embolus

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  1. Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Tornoto, ON, Canada

    Kota Talla, Adam A. Dmytriw & Elsie Nguyen

  2. Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Toronto General Hospital, Room 1-295 Munk Building, 585 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2N2, Canada

    Elsie Nguyen

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Talla, K., Dmytriw, A.A. & Nguyen, E. Acute type A aortic dissection with mediastinal hematoma mimicking massive pulmonary embolus. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 33, 259–260 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-016-0989-7

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