Clinical Imaging
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 471-473 , November 2009

Coronary ostial involvement in acute aortic dissection: detection with 64-slice cardiac CT

  • E. Ronan Ryan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Cardiac CT/MRI Program, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland. Tel.: +353 86 2329384; fax: +353 1 2213391.
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  • Ramon Martos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Cardiac CT/MRI Program, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland
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  • Ailbhe O'Neill

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Cardiac CT/MRI Program, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland
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  • Charles Mc Creery

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Cardiac CT/MRI Program, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland
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  • Jonathan D. Dodd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Cardiac CT/MRI Program, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland

Received 10 February 2009 ,Accepted 13 March 2009.

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PII: S0899-7071(09)00093-X

doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.03.010

Clinical Imaging
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 471-473 , November 2009

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