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1 From the Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1, Pungnap-2 dong, Songpa-ku, Seoul 138-736, Korea (S.Y.K., J.B.S., K.H.D., J.N.H., J.S.L., J.W.S., K.S.S., T.H.L.); the Department of Radiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea (Y.H.C.); the Department of Radiology, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (T.H.K.); the Department of Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (H.S.Y.); and the Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea (S.I.C.). Recipient of a Magna Cum Laude award for an education exhibit at the 2004 RSNA Annual Meeting. Received March 22, 2005; revision requested May 9 and received June 24; accepted June 27. All authors have no financial relationships to disclose. Address correspondence to J.B.S. (e-mail: seojb{at}amc.seoul.kr).
Congenital abnormalities of the coronary arteries are an uncommon but important cause of chest pain and, in some cases of hemodynamically significant abnormalities, sudden cardiac death. For several decades, premorbid diagnosis of coronary artery anomalies has been made with conventional angiography. However, this imaging technique has limitations due to its projectional and invasive nature. The recent development of electrocardiographically (ECG)–gated multi–detector row computed tomography (CT) allows accurate and noninvasive depiction of coronary artery anomalies of origin, course, and termination. Multi–detector row CT is superior to conventional angiography in delineating the ostial origin and proximal path of an anomalous coronary artery. Familiarity with the CT appearances of various coronary artery anomalies and an understanding of the clinical significance of these anomalies are essential in making a correct diagnosis and planning patient treatment.
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