Comparison of spiral and electron beam tomography in the evaluation of coronary calcification in asymptomatic persons

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 181-188

  Budoff, Matthew J ^a   Mao, Songshou ^a   Zalace, Conrad P ^a   Bakhsheshi, Hamid ^a   Oudiz, Ronald J ^a  

^a St John's Cardiovascular Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary calcium; Electron beam tomography; Spiral computed tomography

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

CALCINOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035133909     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(00)00449-6     Document Type: Article

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