Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 255-257 , July 2010

Left coronary artery from the right coronary sinus: What can CT angiography tell us?

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 Conflict of interest: Neither author has any conflicts of interest to declare

PII: S1934-5925(10)00266-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2010.05.007

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 255-257 , July 2010