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International Journal of Radiology & Medical Imaging Volume 2 (2016), Article ID 2:IJRMI-111, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-446X/2016/111
Case Report
Usefulness of Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm

Hack-Lyoung Kim1,4*, Kwang Nam Jin2,4, Jae-Sung Choi3,4 and Joo-Hee Zo1,4

1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
2Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
4Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Dr. Hack-Lyoung Kim, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine,20, Boramae-ro 5-gil,Dongjak-gu, Seoul 07061, Korea, Tel: +82-2-870-3235; E-mail: khl2876@gmail.com
03 January 2016; 04 July 2016; 06 July 2016
Kim HL, Jin KN, Choi JS, Zo JH (2016) Usefulness of Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm. Int J Radiol Med Imag 2: 111. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-446X/2016/111

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