Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 1260-1264 , May 2010

Incidental detection of a giant ductus arteriosus aneurysm by low-dose multidetector computed tomography in an asymptomatic adult

Received 14 September 2009 ,Accepted 10 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.11.051

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 1260-1264 , May 2010

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