Reproducibility of coronary calcification detection with electron-beam computed tomography

European Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 210-216

  Hernigou, A ^a   Challande, P ^a   Boudeville, J C ^a   Sene V ^a   Grataloup, C ^a   Plainfosse M C ^a  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

Coronary calcium; Electron beam computed tomography; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; ELECTRON; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTRONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029690830     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00181150     Document Type: Article

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