Electron beam computed tomography and coronary artery disease: Scanning for coronary artery calcification

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 369-377

  Rumberger, John A ^a   Sheedy II, Patrick F ^b   Breen, Jerome F ^c   Fitzpatrick, Lorraine A ^d   Schwartz, Robert S ^d  

^a Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b Department of Diagnostic Radiology ^*  (United States)

^c Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRON BEAM; HUMAN;

EID: 0029877532     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/71.4.369     Document Type: Article

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