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I had ct/angio of neck they found minimal aortic arch calcification, mild ectasia of the proximal left vertebral artery over a focal segment.
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Not significant: Those findings are unimportant. Why was the study done in the first place?
Answered 7/9/2015
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Those findings: are not significant, if that is the question.
Answered 7/9/2015
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