Anomalous single coronary artery on low dose MDCT.

نویسندگان

  • Anurag Yadav
  • T B S Buxi
  • Kishan Rawat
  • Abhishek Agarwal
  • Arun Mohanty
چکیده

Coronary artery anomalies may involve the origin, course, and structure of epicardial coronary arteries and occur in less than 1% of the general population. Clinical presentation ranges from being completely asymptomatic to sudden death. Multi-detector computed tomography has come a long way in the diagnosis of coronary artery anomalies since the introduction of 4 rows of detectors in scanners, considering its non invasive nature and the benefits of 3D reconstruction. Defining the coronary anatomy helps in clinical decision making and timely intervention. Since repeated angiographies may be required, low dose CT is an excellent investigation for diagnosis and post interventional follow up rather than repeated invasive catheter angiographies or high dose CT examination. We report two cases of clinically significant single coronary artery anomalies; a case of single Right coronary artery and another case of single Left coronary artery (Anomaly of origin & course).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of radiology case reports

دوره 7 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013