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MDCT Findings of Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysms Involving Two Coronary Sinuses: Case Report  

Kim, Eun-Mi (Department of Radiology, Inje University Ilsan-Paik Hospital)
Kim, Su-Young (Department of Radiology, Inje University Ilsan-Paik Hospital)
Lee, Sung-Yoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan-Paik Hospital)
Chang, Woo-Ik (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Inje University Ilsan-Paik Hospital)
Kim, Chang-Young (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Inje University Ilsan-Paik Hospital)
Hur, Gham (Department of Radiology, Inje University Ilsan-Paik Hospital)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.63, no.6, 2010 , pp. 509-512 More about this Journal
Abstract
A sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is relatively rare and usually involves a single sinus. We describe here the multidetector computed tomography features of a case of an unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysms that affected the left and noncoronary sinuses in a 51-year-old woman.
Keywords
Sinus of Valsalva; Aneurysm; Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
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