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Nutcracker syndrome CT
Introduction
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Overview
Overview
CT
CT
Computed tomography (CT). The popular name “nutcracker syndrome” derives from the fact that, in the sagittal view, the SMA and AA (with some imagination) appear to be a nutcracker crushing a nut (the renal vein).
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References
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