Interscan variability of coronary artery calcium quantification using an electrocardiographically pulsed spiral computed tomographic protocol

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1153-1155

  Moser, Kevin W ^a   Bateman, Timothy M ^a   O'Keefe Jr , James H ^a   McGhie, A Iain ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REDUCTION; RR INTERVAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 1942532134     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.01.045     Document Type: Article

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