title: MDCT coronary angiography for diagnosis of anomalous origin right coronary artery: a case report.
abstract: This is a case report of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery, which arises from the left sinus of Valsalva depicted with multi-detector row tomography (MDCT) coronary angiography performed in emergency. In symptomatic patient, this anomalous origin is considered a malignant anomaly and needs urgent surgical treatment. Some studies demonstrated that MDCT is a reliable non-invasive technique to identify and define anomalous coronary arteries (ACAs) and their course.
authors.affiliation: Department Radiology, University of Insubria, Viale Borri 57, 21100 Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lumia
authors.forename: Gianpaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carrafiello
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laganà
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Canì
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghiringhelli
authors.forename: Jorge Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Salerno-Uriarte
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fugazzola
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed