Detection and quantification of coronary artery calcification with electron-beam and conventional CT

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 620-624

  Becker, C R ^a   Knez, A ^b   Jakobs, T F ^a   Aydemir, S ^a   Becker, A ^b   Schoepf, U J ^a   Bruening, R ^a   Haberl, R ^b   Reiser, M F ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary arteriosclerosis; Coronary disease; CT

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CALCINOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTIFACTS; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032611055     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050720     Document Type: Article

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