Coronary calcium measurements by double helical computed tomography: Using the average instead of peak density algorithm improves reproducibility

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 503-506

  Shemesh, Joseph ^a,c   Tenenbaum, Alexander ^a   Kopecky, Kenyon K ^b   Apter, Sara ^a   Rozenman, Judith ^a   Itzchak, Yacov ^a   Motro, Michael ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coronary calcium; Reproducibility; Spiral computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031461063     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199709000-00001     Document Type: Article

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