Multislice computed tomographic findings of the anomalous origins of the right coronary artery: Evaluation of possible causes of myocardial ischemia

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 353-360

  Ichikawa, Makoto ^a   Sato, Yuichi ^a   Komatsu, Sei ^b   Hirayama, Atsushi ^b   Kodama, Kazuhisa ^b   Saito, Satoshi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anomalous origin of right coronary artery; Multislice computed tomography (MSCT)

Indexed keywords

IOMEPROL; IOVERSOL; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSCOPY; AORTA SINUS; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GATED IMAGING; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 34248632255     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-006-9165-9     Document Type: Article

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