Myocardial Bridging of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery: Depiction Rate and Morphologic Features by Dual-Source CT Coronary Angiography
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Hwang, Jin-Ho
(Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine)
Ko, Sung-Min (Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Roh, Hong-Gee (Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Song, Meong-Gun (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Shin, Je-Kyoun (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Chee, Hyun-Kun (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Kim, Joon-Suk (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine) |
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