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Fig. 18 | Insights into Imaging

Fig. 18

From: Imaging of the aortic root on high-pitch non-gated and ECG-gated CT: awareness is the key!

Fig. 18

A 69-year-old male, 6-week status post open ascending aortic aneurysm repair with chest pain, presented with acute chest pain. Axial (a), coronal (b), and sagittal (c) CTA images show a smooth outpouching (black arrow) near graft repair consistent with perfusion catheter stump (expected post-surgical finding). Additionally, there is another irregular outpouching (white arrow), and irregularity and associated anterior pericardial hematoma (star) is concerning for a pseudoaneurysm. The patient had an emergent repeat surgical graft repair

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