Pictorial Essay
MDCT Evaluation of Coronary Artery Variants: Pictorial Essay
Kumar K*, Priyadarshini V, Dharan Venkatesh KA and Senthilnathan V
Department of Radio-diagnosis, Trichy SRM Medical college hospital & Research Centre. Irungalur, Trichy
*Corresponding author: Kumar K, Department of Radio-diagnosis, Trichy SRM Medical college hospital & Research
Centre, Irungalur, Trichy; E-mail: drmkrishnakumar@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2023 Kumar K, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution
License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is
properly cited.
Article Information: Submission: 02/01/2023; Accepted: 07/03/2023; Published: 13/03/2023
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this pictorial essay is to review the multi detector computed tomography (MDCT) coronary angiography appearance of
coronary artery variants [CAV]. Although CAV are relatively uncommon, familiarity with atypical anatomy and their clinical presentation may facilitate
appropriate diagnosis and management. This will be of immense help to the clinician planning interventional procedures like stenting, balloon dilatation, or
graft surgery particularly when there are secondary changes of calcification, plaque formation and stenosis.
Conclusion: Increasing the employment of MDCT in cardiac imaging may yield diagnostic information on congenital coronary artery variants not obtained
with invasive coronary angiography. Axial sections, multiplanar reconstructions, virtual angioscopy, and 3D volume-rendered images should aid within the
detection and improve the interpretation of such coronary variants, which might be of immense help to the clinician planning interventional procedures.