Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 61-63 , January 2008

Inadvertent anastomosis of saphenous vein graft to a cardiac vein detected with coronary computed tomographic angiography

Received 30 September 2007 ,Accepted 5 December 2007.

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PII: S1934-5925(07)00363-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.12.002

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 61-63 , January 2008