Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: evaluation with use of 64-slice multidetector computed tomography.

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Central veins of the chest: evaluation with time-resolved MR angiography.

Purpose: To retrospectively assess the diagnostic performance of time-resolved magnetic resonance (MR) angiography in the detection of stenoses and occlusions in the central veins of the chest, with angiographic and surgical findings and consensus readings serving as the reference standard.

Materials And Methods: Institutional review board approval was obtained, and the informed consent requirement was waived for this HIPAA-compliant study. Retrospective analysis was performed with 27 consecutive patients (12 male, 15 female; age range, 16-67 years) who underwent MR venography of the central veins.