Three dimensional volume quantification of aortic valve calcification using multislice computed tomography

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1191-1194

  Morgan Hughes, G J ^a   Owens, P E ^a   Roobottom, C A ^a   Marshall, A J ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

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ADULT; AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0141567472     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1191     Document Type: Article

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