Korean J Radiol.  2014 Dec;15(6):878-878. 10.3348/kjr.2014.15.6.878.

RE: An Unusual Course of Right Coronary Artery Originating from Sinoatrial Node Artery

• Kara K
• Ozturk E
• Saglam M

• KMID: 1794663
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2014.15.6.878

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Coronary artery; Coronary CT angiography; Sinoatrial node artery

MeSH Terms

*Cardiac-Gated Imaging Techniques
Coronary Vessel Anomalies/*radiography
Female
Humans
Male
Sinoatrial Node/*radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed/*methods

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Volume-rendering images of coronary CT angiography from posterior inferior (A) and lateral inferior (B) views demonstrate S-shaped sinoatrial node artery (white arrows) originating from right coronary artery (white arrowheads). Left circumflex artery (black arrows) and great cardiac vein (black arrowheads) are visible.

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