Volumetric quantification of coronary artery calcifications using dual-slice spiral CT scanner: Improved reproducibility of measurements with 180° linear interpolation algorithm

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 278-286

  Qanadli, Salah D ^a,c,d   Mesurolle, Benoit ^a   Aegerter, Philippe ^a   Joseph, Thierry ^a   Oliva, Vincent L ^c   Guertin, Marie Claude ^c   Dubourg, Olivier ^a   Fauchet, Michel ^b   Goeau Brissonniére, Olivier A ^a   Lacombe, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Angiography; Atherosclerosis; Computed tomography, helical

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; INTERPOLATION;

ATHEROSCLEROSE; CALCIUM SCORE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, HELICAL; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; HELICAL CT; LINEAR INTERPOLATION; LINEAR INTERPOLATION ALGORITHMS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; TOTAL CALCIUMS; VOLUMETRICS;

ANGIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CINEANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0035103394     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200103000-00023     Document Type: Article

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