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Computerized tomography in occlusive infantile arteriopathy

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Use of computerized tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of arterial calcification of infancy, including coronary obstructive disease, has not been previously reported. We were able to demonstrate by CT scan the abnormal arteries present in this disease. The calcified arteries in this infant, who died of bowel infarction at three weeks of age, were easily delineated in CT scans of the chest, abdomen, and extremities. Autopsy sections revealed intact elastic fibers in the abnormal arteries, indicating that the basic pathologic process does not primarily involve these fibers.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Aruna Vade

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Friedrich A. O. Eckner

  3. Department of Pediatrics (M/C 856), University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 South Wood Street, 60612, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Ira M. Rosenthal

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Vade, A., Eckner, F.A.O. & Rosenthal, I.M. Computerized tomography in occlusive infantile arteriopathy. Pediatr Cardiol 10, 221–224 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02083297

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