The dilemma of diagnosing coronary calcification: Angiography versus intravascular ultrasound

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 832-838

  Tuzcu, E Murat ^a   Berkalp, Berktan ^a   De Franco, Anthony C ^a   Ellis, Stephen G ^a   Goormastic, Marlene ^a   Whitlow, Patrick L ^a   Franco, Irving ^a   Raymond, Russell E ^a   Nissen, Steven E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0342420735     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00537-4     Document Type: Article

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