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Figure 5 One example of the development of focal aortic dissection in a patient with proximal aortic intramural hematoma (case no. 13). With medical treatment, follow-up computed tomography revealed marked improvement of aortic wall thickening with development of typical aortic dissection only in the limited area of the descending thoracic aorta.
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