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. 2004 Dec;90(12):1477-8.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.027805.

Electron beam computed tomography for the detection of left atrial thrombi in patients with atrial fibrillation

S Achenbach, D Sacher, D Ropers, K Pohle, U Nixdorff, U Hoffmann, G Muschiol, F A Flachskampf, W G Daniel

Electron beam computed tomography for the detection of left atrial thrombi in patients with atrial fibrillation

S Achenbach et al. Heart. 2004 Dec.
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Figure 1
Visualisation of thrombi within the left atrium and LAA by EBCT. (A) EBCT shows lack of contrast enhancement in the apex of the LAA (large arrow) and a smaller filling defect in the region of the orifice of the atrial appendage (small arrow). (B) Two frames of the TOE investigation showing the two thrombi (arrows). (C) Normal visualisation and complete contrast enhancement of the LAA (arrow) in EBCT. (D) False positive finding by EBCT. Incomplete contrast enhancement of the LAA in EBCT could not rule out the presence of a thrombus (arrow). In TOE, no thrombus but spontaneous echo contrast was documented.
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