Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 251-254 , July 2010

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

  • Sergio Castorina

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Anatomy “GF Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
    • Fondazione Mediterranea “G.B. Morgagni”, 95125 Catania, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Human Anatomy “GF Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95125, Catania, Italy. Tel.: 0039 095 238688-529.
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  • Tonia Luca

      Affiliations

    • Fondazione Mediterranea “G.B. Morgagni”, 95125 Catania, Italy
    • ,
  • Giovanna Privitera

      Affiliations

    • Fondazione Mediterranea “G.B. Morgagni”, 95125 Catania, Italy
    • ,
  • Vincenzo Riccioli

      Affiliations

    • Fondazione Mediterranea “G.B. Morgagni”, 95125 Catania, Italy

Received 9 April 2008 ,Accepted 20 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2008.11.028

Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 251-254 , July 2010

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