Electron-beam computed tomography, coronary artery calcium, and evaluation of patients with coronary artery disease

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 839-847

  Fiorino, Anthony S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRON BEAM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032524768     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-128-10-199805150-00008     Document Type: Review

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