Usefulness of electron beam tomography in the prone position for detecting atrial thrombi in chronic atrial fibrillation

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-84

  Tani, Tomomitsu ^a   Yamakami, Shoji ^a   Matsushita, Toyoaki ^a   Okamoto, Mitsuhiro ^a   Toyama, Junji ^a   Suzuki, Shogo ^b   Fukutomi, Tatsuya ^c   Itoh, Makoto ^c  

^a Aichi Prefectural Owari Hospital   (Japan)

^b CHUBU NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Computed tomography; Electron beam tomography; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DEFECTS; DISEASES; ELECTRON BEAMS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIUM; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FILLING DEFECTS; PHASE IMAGE; PRONE POSITION; SUPINE POSITION; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIES;

ELECTRONS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037260321     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200301000-00014     Document Type: Article

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