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Congenital anomalies of coronary artery origin in adults: 64-MDCT appearance.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17242219     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this pictorial essay is to review the 64-MDCT appearance of congenital anomalies of the origins of the coronary arteries in adults.
CONCLUSION: Increasing use of MDCT for cardiac imaging of adults requires familiarity with the cross-sectional appearance of congenital coronary artery anomalies visualized with noninvasive imaging techniques. Many of these anomalies are benign, but a small number are associated with myocardial ischemia and sudden death. Increasing use of MDCT in cardiac imaging may yield diagnostic information not obtained with coronary angiography. Axial, multiplanar, and 3D volume-rendered reconstructions should aid in detection and improve interpretation of such anomalies.
Authors:
Jonathan D Dodd; Maros Ferencik; Richard R Liberthson; Ricardo C Cury; Udo Hoffmann; Thomas J Brady; Suhny Abbara
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  AJR. American journal of roentgenology     Volume:  188     ISSN:  1546-3141     ISO Abbreviation:  AJR Am J Roentgenol     Publication Date:  2007 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-01-23     Completed Date:  2007-02-20     Revised Date:  2013-05-20    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7708173     Medline TA:  AJR Am J Roentgenol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  W138-46     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology and Cardiac MR-PET-CT Program, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA 02114, USA. jddodd@partners.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Coronary Angiography / instrumentation,  methods*
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / radiography*
Humans
Physician's Practice Patterns
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Radiographic Image Enhancement / instrumentation,  methods*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / instrumentation,  methods*

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