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We report the usefulness of multidetector CT angiography (CTA) in the diagnosis of interrupted aorta of a neonate. CTA is useful for evaluating malformations of the aortic arch, particularly in cases that cannot undergo conventional angiography or in which detailed information cannot be provided by echocardiography.
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Cinar, A., Haliloglu, M., Karagoz, T. et al. Interrupted aortic arch in a neonate: multidetector CT diagnosis. Pediatr Radiol 34, 901–903 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-004-1214-8
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