Rong-Hsin Yang, Chien-Hsin Ting and Yum-Kung Chu. A Rapidly Growing Pseudoaneurysm Secondary to Aortic Arch Periaortitis.
. 2015; 3(11):347-351. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-3-11-1
aortic arch, atherosclerosis, computed tomography, Ga-67 scan, periaortitis, pseudoaneurysm
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