Diagnostic Ability of 384-Slice Computed Tomographic Angiography in Prediction of Myocardial Ischemia in Patients with Myocardial Bridging (MB) as Compared to SPECT-MPI Examination
Majid Maleki
1
,
Ali Zahedmehr
2
,
Bahar Galeshi
3
,
Nahid Yaghoobi
4
,
Ahmad Bitarafan-Rajabi
4
,
Maryam Mohammadzadeh
5
,
Ali Abbasian Ardakani
6
,
Ali Pourvaziri
7
,
Dorna Charkheshi
1
,
Ali Kazem Mousavi
3
and
Ali Mohammadzadeh
8
, *
To Cite:
Maleki
M, Zahedmehr
A, Galeshi
B, Yaghoobi
N, Bitarafan-Rajabi
A, et al. Diagnostic Ability of 384-Slice Computed Tomographic Angiography in Prediction of Myocardial Ischemia in Patients with Myocardial Bridging (MB) as Compared to SPECT-MPI Examination,
Iran J Radiol.
2018
; 15(3):e55964.
doi: 10.5812/iranjradiol.55964.
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