Imaging
MRCA has potential as a screening tool for coronary artery anomalies
Published in Cardiovascular Week, October 24th, 2005
According to a study from Italy, "Coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) are a relatively rare condition usually diagnosed in vivo by conventional angiography. In the past few years magnetic resonance coronary angiography (MRCA) has been used to detect CAAs and found to be highly accurate. No data is available regarding the ability of MRCA to detect previously not suspected anomalies."
G. Casolo and colleagues of the Azienda Universitaria Ospedaliera Careggi in Florence wrote, "We prospectively analyzed the origin and...
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