Coronary imaging of anomalous origins and aneurysms of the left coronary artery by multislice computed tomography

Sergio Castorina; Tonia Luca; Giovanna Privitera; Vincenzo Riccioli

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2008.11.028

Coronary imaging of anomalous origins and aneurysms of the left coronary artery by multislice computed tomography

Clin Imaging. 2010 Jul-Aug;34(4):251-4. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2008.11.028.

Authors

Sergio Castorina¹, Tonia Luca, Giovanna Privitera, Vincenzo Riccioli

Affiliation

¹ Department of Human Anatomy GF Ingrassia, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy. sergio.castorina@unict.it

PMID: 20630336
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2008.11.028

Abstract

In this paper, we describe two cases of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery and two cases of aneurysm on the left coronary artery. Detailed three-dimensional images were acquired by the multislice computed tomography (MSCT) SOMATOM Sensation Cardiac 64 during clinical studies of cardiac diseases.

MeSH terms

Aged
Child
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*