Interscan variation in coronary artery calcium quantification in a large asymptomatic patient population

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 803-809

  Yoon, Hyo Chun ^a   Goldin, Jonathan G ^b   Greaser III, Lloyd E ^b   Sayre, James ^b   Fonarow, Gregg C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY;

EID: 0033994745     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.174.3.1740803     Document Type: Article

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