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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Coronary artery anomalies: incidence, pathophysiology, clinical relevance and role of diagnostic imaging
Nico R. MolletPaolo CoruzziRoberto LagallaValerio BrambillaGiuseppe RunzaMassimo MidiriMassimo GualerziMassimo GaliaFilippo CademartiriGiacomo LuccichentiValerio Alaimosubject
Diagnostic Imagingmedicine.medical_specialtyCoronary Vessel AnomaliesCoronary AngiographyElectron beam tomographyMagnetic resonance angiographyCoronary artery diseaseImaging Three-DimensionalInternal medicineImage Processing Computer-AssistedmedicineMedical imagingHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingCardiac imagingNeuroradiologymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryMagnetic resonance imagingInterventional radiologyGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseRadiographic Image EnhancementEchocardiographyCardiologyRadiologyTomography X-Ray ComputedbusinessMagnetic Resonance Angiographydescription
Conventional coronary angiography is the gold standard for the diagnosis of coronary artery anomalies. Coronary anomalies are relatively rare findings in patients undergoing conventional coronary angiography for suspected obstructive coronary artery disease. Recently, the increasing performance of diagnostic techniques, such as electron beam tomography (EBT), magnetic resonance (MR) and, more recently, multislice computed tomography (MSCT), has enabled their application to cardiac imaging. MSCT, in particular, has a prominent role in coronary imaging due to its spatial and temporal resolution and three-dimensional capabilities. We report the incidence and pathophysiology of coronary artery anomalies based on the capabilities of recent diagnostic tools with the aim of improving an accurate and noninvasive diagnostic approach.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-01 |