Description
“Derivation of the Corona of the Coronary Arteries” is from a post mortem of the heart an X-ray of the right and left coronary arteries following injection with a barium mixture. The vessels are overlaid in gold and the image turned upside and true to its etymology, manifests as a crown. The origin of the word “coronary” is derived from Latin coronarius, from corona = ‘wreath, crown.’