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Left ventricular aneurysm CT

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]

Overview

Overview

A chest CT scan with or without contrast may reveal the size and the location of the LV aneurysm. It can also show the presence of calcifications in it.

CT

CT

A CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of LV aneurysm. A CT scan can indicate the location, size, and the presence of thrombosis in the wall of the aneurysm.[1]

Calcified left ventricular aneurysm

References

References

  1. Mourdjinis A, Olsen E, Raphael MJ, Mounsey JP (1968). “Clinical diagnosis and prognosis of ventricular aneurysm”. Br Heart J. 30 (4): 497–513. PMC 487659. PMID 5659397.


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