Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 78-83 , October 2007

Prevalence of myocardial bridging detected with 64-slice multidetector coronary computed tomography angiography in asymptomatic adults

  • Eli Atar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqwa 49100, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Mor Institute for Medical Data, Bnei Braq, Israel
    • ,
  • Ran Kornowski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Division of Interventional Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqwa, Israel
    • Mor Institute for Medical Data, Bnei Braq, Israel
    • ,
  • Shmuell Fuchs, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Division of Interventional Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqwa, Israel
    • Mor Institute for Medical Data, Bnei Braq, Israel
    • ,
  • Noa Naftali, BS

      Affiliations

    • Mor Institute for Medical Data, Bnei Braq, Israel
    • ,
  • Alexander Belenky, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqwa 49100, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Gil N. Bachar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqwa 49100, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Mor Institute for Medical Data, Bnei Braq, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 1 June 2007 ,Accepted 9 August 2007.

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(07)00218-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.08.003

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 78-83 , October 2007

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