Complementary results of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the heart and coronary arteries: A review and future outlook

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 639-655

  Nikolaou, Konstantin ^a,b   Poon, Michael ^b   Sirol, Marc ^b,c   Becker, Christoph R ^a   Fayad, Zahi A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0346848771     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(03)00091-2     Document Type: Review

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