View Ligamentum Arteriosum Ct Pics. Arterial ligament) is a small ligament that is the remnant of the ductus arteriosus formed within three weeks after birth. The ligamentum arteriosum is the remnant of the ductus arteriosis calcification of the ligament may be seen a few months to several years after closure relatively common finding on unenhanced ct of chest

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In postductal (adult) type, the narrowing is distal to the ligamentum arteriosum or ductus arteriosus. The ligamentum arteriosum courses from the base of the left subclavian artery to the left pulmonary artery. The ligamentum arteriosum is the remnant of the ductus arteriosis calcification of the ligament may be seen a few months to several years after closure relatively common finding on unenhanced ct of chest

The ligamentum arteriosum is the remnant of the ductus arteriosis calcification of the ligament may be seen a few months to several years after closure relatively common finding on unenhanced ct of chest

Cation of the ligamentum arteriosum in adults: Calcification within the ligamentum arteriosum was seen in 13% of routine ct examinations of the chest in children and should not be confused with a pathologic process producing mediastinal. A cord of tissue that connects the pulmonary trunk and the aorta and that is the vestige of the ductus arteriosus. Calcification of the ligamentum arteriosum in adults: