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To the Editor: Kent and Poterucha (May 23 issue)¹ present excellent angiographic images of an aberrant right subclavian artery, which was causing intermittent dysphagia. However, it is our opinion that angiography of the aorta could have been achieved noninvasively, with computed tomography (CT). Multislice CT and three-dimensional angiographic reconstruction, with the use of volume-rendering techniques, reveal this particular anomaly of the aortic arch elegantly (Figure 1). The advantage of this technique is that it provides a three-dimensional model showing the exact spatial relation of adjacent structures. Data pertaining to structures such as the esophagus can be saved and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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