Increased prevalence of coronary artery calcification in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism

Academic Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 840-845

  Kiryu, Shigeru ^a   Raptopoulos, Vassilios ^a   Baptista, Jovanna ^b   Hatabu, Hiroto ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Averion International Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcification; Coronary arteriosclerosis; Pulmonary embolism; Tomography scanners, x ray computed

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0043028673     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(03)00013-8     Document Type: Article

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