Electron beam tomography to image cardiovascular calcifications in hemodialysis patients

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2002, Pages

  Raggi, Paolo ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcification; Calcium; Cardiovascular disease; Chronic renal failure; Coronary artery disease; EBT; Hemodialysis; Phosphate binders; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTERY WALL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036877401     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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