Quantification of coronary artery calcium using ultrafast computed tomography

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 827-832

  Agatston, Arthur S ^a,b   Janowitz, Warren R ^a,b   Hildner, Frank J ^a,b   Zusmer, Noel R ^a,b   Viamonte Jr , Manuel ^a,b   Detrano, Robert ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0025342374     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(90)90282-T     Document Type: Article

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