Left ventricular thin-point detection using multidetector spiral computed tomography

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 949-951

  Ferencik, Maros ^a   Abbara, Suhny ^b   Hoffmann, Udo ^b   Cury, Ricardo C ^b   Brady, Thomas J ^b   Achenbach, Stephan ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THICKNESS;

AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TRIIODOBENZOIC ACIDS;

EID: 1842581544     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.12.033     Document Type: Article

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