Atlas of Pediatric CTA of Coronary Artery Anomalies

While most current texts on the coronary artery include only a single chapter on anomalies, this is the first of its kind to focus on the challenges involved with imaging coronary artery anomalies in infants. Since the appearance of coronary artery anomal

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Atlas of Pediatric CTA of Coronary Artery Anomalies

Randy Ray Richardson

Atlas of Pediatric CTA of Coronary Artery Anomalies

Randy Ray Richardson, MD Creighton University School of Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ, USA

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I would like to dedicate this book to the memory of Dr. Janet Strife, MD. In my opinion, one of the great leaders in radiology passed away on May 8, 2019. If anyone ever asked me what kind of radiologist I would like to be, I would always have answered that I want to be like Janet Strife. Janet was Chief of Radiology while I was a fellow at Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati. She was President of the Society for Pediatric Radiology in 2000 and President of the Program Directors in Radiology in 2003–2004. She had many peer-reviewed publications, textbooks, and chapters on pediatric radiology. I am sure her great knowledge base and leadership experience helped to make her a great mentor, but I don’t remember reading any of her journal articles or books or even any of the lectures she gave. What I remember is how she sparked my interest in cardiac imaging by allowing me to sit with her and read the cardiac catheterizations for babies and children with congenital heart disease. What I remember was her invitation to thanksgiving dinner and other holidays at her home with all of the other radiology fellows where we sat and enjoyed the company of Janet, Fred, and her family. What I remember is her comforting