Pictorial essay: Coronary artery variants and anomalies

CT coronary angiography has helped radiologists understand the variations and anomalies of the anatomy of the coronary arteries and, thus, to alert the cardiologist whenever such an anomaly is present. This can be of immense help to the clinician planning interventional procedures such as stenting,...

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Main Authors: Anand M. Rahalkar, Mukund D. Rahalkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2009-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.45345
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spelling doaj-2cad736488734f9482c249517ea96dcf2021-07-31T23:06:04ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging0971-30261998-38082009-01-011901495310.4103/0971-3026.45345Pictorial essay: Coronary artery variants and anomaliesAnand M. Rahalkar0Mukund D. Rahalkar1Department of Imaging, Sahyadri Speciality Hospital, Pune-411 004, IndiaDepartment of Imaging, Sahyadri Speciality Hospital, Pune-411 004, IndiaCT coronary angiography has helped radiologists understand the variations and anomalies of the anatomy of the coronary arteries and, thus, to alert the cardiologist whenever such an anomaly is present. This can be of immense help to the clinician planning interventional procedures such as stenting, balloon dilatation, or graft surgery, particularly when there are secondary changes of calcification, plaque formation and stenosis.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.45345coronary arteries
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Pictorial essay: Coronary artery variants and anomalies
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
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title Pictorial essay: Coronary artery variants and anomalies
title_short Pictorial essay: Coronary artery variants and anomalies
title_full Pictorial essay: Coronary artery variants and anomalies
title_fullStr Pictorial essay: Coronary artery variants and anomalies
title_full_unstemmed Pictorial essay: Coronary artery variants and anomalies
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publisher Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
series Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
issn 0971-3026
1998-3808
publishDate 2009-01-01
description CT coronary angiography has helped radiologists understand the variations and anomalies of the anatomy of the coronary arteries and, thus, to alert the cardiologist whenever such an anomaly is present. This can be of immense help to the clinician planning interventional procedures such as stenting, balloon dilatation, or graft surgery, particularly when there are secondary changes of calcification, plaque formation and stenosis.
topic coronary arteries
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