The use of whole thoracic ECG-gated MDCT for the de novo diagnosis of isolated patent ductus arteriosus in middle aged or older subjects.
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Anna
A
Ishihara
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: nobusada@w8.dion.ne.jp.
Nobusada
N
Funabashi
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Koya
K
Ozawa
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Hiroyuki
H
Takaoka
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Yoshio
Y
Kobayashi
D000368:Aged; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
Cardiac enlargement; Continuous murmur; De novo diagnosis; Isolated patent ductus arteriosus; Middle aged or older subjects; Whole thoracic ECG-gated MDCT