Comparison of serial quantitative evaluation of calcified coronary artery plaque by ultrafast computed tomography in persons with and without obstructive coronary artery disease

The American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 1-6

  Janowitz, Warren R ^a,b   Agatston, Arthur S ^a,b   Viamonte Jr , Manuel ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0026346615     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(91)90700-U     Document Type: Article

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