The features of adults' coronary artery anomalies shown by 64-multi-detector rows CT.
- Author:
Zhentuan YUAN
1
;
Jianqun YU
;
Youyi ZHANG
;
Hongmei YUAN
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Coronary Vessel Anomalies;
diagnostic imaging;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Retrospective Studies;
Tomography, Spiral Computed;
methods
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2009;26(3):496-503
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To analyze the adults' coronary artery anomalies revealed by 64-MDCT, we retrospectively analyzed 34 cases of coronary artery anomalies (26 males and 8 females, averagely aged 53. 4 years with a range from 30 to 72 years). Multi-plannar reconstruction (MPR), maximum intensity projection (MIP), surface shadow display (SSD) and volume rendering (VR) were used to demonstrate the anomalous coronary artery. We found 4 cases of RCA from the left coronary sinus, 8 cases with secondary RCA, 1 case with high locations of left main (LM) segments from left sinus of valves, 1 case with LAD originated from main pulmonary artery, 3 cases with separate origin of LAD and LCX. Ten cases with myocardial bridge were shown (9 cases in LAD, 1 case in LCX); coronary fistula was seen in 2 cases (one was RCA-RA fistula, another was LAD-RV fistula), coronary aneurysm was found in 2 cases. Three cases in RCA were short and small. In conclusion, 64-MDCT is a good choice for diagnosing the anomalous coronary artery.
