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. 2023 Jan;39(1):185-188.
doi: 10.6515/ACS.202301_39(1).20220720A.

Proximal Interruption of the Pulmonary Artery: Case Reports

Chean-Ping Lim  1 , Kun-Eng Lim  2
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Proximal Interruption of the Pulmonary Artery: Case Reports

Chean-Ping Lim et al. Acta Cardiol Sin. 2023 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiovascular disease; Multi-slice computed tomography.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Chest radiograph shows loss of right lung volume, a small right hilum, paucity of vascular marking, and a left aortic arch. (B) Axial contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan shows non-visualization of the right pulmonary artery and prominent right bronchial artery (white arrow) and right intercostal artery (black arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Chest radiograph shows volume loss of the right lung with decreased vascularity, a small right hilum, marked cardiomegaly. (B, C) Axial nonenhanced computed tomography (CT) scan shows non-visualization of the right pulmonary artery and enlarged right ventricle and atrium. (D) Coronal maximal intensity projection magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) shows complete absence of the right pulmonary artery and dilated left pulmonary artery and its branches.
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