The incidence of coronary artery calcification on standard thoracic CT scans

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue JUNE, 1997, Pages 572-574

  Callaway, M P ^a   Richards, P ^a   Goddard, P ^a   Rees, M ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030805767     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.70.834.9227248     Document Type: Article

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