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Acute ischemia of the leg

    Author: Jean-François Paul, MD, Plessis-Robinson, France
    Body Region: Cardiovascular

    1. Patient Presentation
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient Presentation

    • A 70-year-old man presented with acute ischemia of the right leg.
    • A contrast-enhanced aortic and cardiac acquisition using dual-source multidetector CT was
      performed to look for a possible source of embolism.