Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 100-112 , April 2008

Normal and Anomalous Anatomy of the Coronary Arteries

  • Smita Patel, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Smita Patel, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Cardiovascular Center-Room 5338, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5868.

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 This work was funded in part by a RSNA Research Scholar Grant.

PII: S0037-198X(08)00006-0

doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2008.01.005

Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 100-112 , April 2008

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