European Journal of Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 130-138 , January 2007

Detection of myocardial bridge and evaluation of its anatomical properties by coronary multislice spiral computed tomography

  • Yoko Kawawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Toho University Medical Center Ohashi Hospital, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8515, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 3 3468 1251; fax: +81 3 3481 7333.
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  • Yukio Ishikawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Toho University School of Medicine, 5-21-16 Ohmori-nishi, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
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  • Tatsuya Gomi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Toho University Medical Center Ohashi Hospital, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8515, Japan
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  • Masashi Nagamoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Toho University Medical Center Ohashi Hospital, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8515, Japan
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  • Hitoshi Terada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Toho University Medical Center Ohashi Hospital, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8515, Japan
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  • Toshiharu Ishii

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Toho University School of Medicine, 5-21-16 Ohmori-nishi, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
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  • Ehiichi Kohda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Toho University Medical Center Ohashi Hospital, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8515, Japan

Received 4 May 2006 ,Revised 26 August 2006 ,Accepted 29 August 2006.

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PII: S0720-048X(06)00369-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.08.029

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 130-138 , January 2007

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