Detection of choroidal calcium by computed tomography scan quantitative computerized tomography: A clinically useful diagnostic tool

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1841-1846

  Kauffmann Jokl, Danny H ^a,c   Tsai, Nancy ^a   Kreps, Sharon ^b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PC ^*  (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CHOROID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOXANTHOMA ELASTICUM;

EID: 12944251037     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(99)90363-9     Document Type: Article

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