Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 227-234 , August 2010

Role of Multi-slice and Three-dimensional Computed Tomography in Delineating Extracardiac Vascular Abnormalities in Neonates

  • Yew Giin Long

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Sin Lau Hospital, Madou, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yeng-Ying Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • I-Lun Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jun-Yen Pan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Ting Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ken-Pen Weng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kai-Sheng Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, 386 Ta-Chung 1st Road, Kaohsiung, 81346, Taiwan

Received 2 July 2009 ,Revised 22 October 2009 ,Accepted 4 December 2009.

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PII: S1875-9572(10)60043-5

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(10)60043-5

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 227-234 , August 2010

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