A review of electron beam computed tomography: Implications for coronary artery disease screening

Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 71-78

  Redberg, Rita F ^a   Shaw, Leslee J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Atlanta Cardiovasc Res Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0036524388     PISSN: 1520037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1520-037X.2002.0576.x     Document Type: Review

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