Computed tomography imaging of an ectopic thyroid on the ascending aorta - World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases

WJCD > Vol.3 No.2, April 2013

World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volume 3, Issue 2 (April 2013)

ISSN Print: 2164-5329 ISSN Online: 2164-5337

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Computed tomography imaging of an ectopic thyroid on the ascending aorta ()

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DOI: 10.4236/wjcd.2013.32032 3,988 Downloads 5,483 Views

Author(s)

Chongfu Jia, Zhiqiang Yang, Xiaoming Bian, Fei Zheng, Xixia Sun, Zhaoqian Wang

Affiliation(s)

Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.

ABSTRACT

Ectopic thyroid on the ascending aorta is extremely rare, and its radiologic characteristics have not been reported in the radiologic literature. A case of ectopic thyroid on the ascending aorta is reported, and its imaging characteristics on computed tomography are discussed.

KEYWORDS

Aorta; Tomography; X-Ray Computed; Ectopic Thyroid

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Jia, C. , Yang, Z. , Bian, X. , Zheng, F. , Sun, X. and Wang, Z. (2013) Computed tomography imaging of an ectopic thyroid on the ascending aorta. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, 3, 218-219. doi: 10.4236/wjcd.2013.32032.

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