Computed tomography assessment of coronary bypass grafts: Ready to replace conventional angiography?

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 453-454

  Mollet, Nico R A ^a   Cademartiri, Filippo ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY HEMODYNAMICS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTENOSIS; SCINTIANGIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 23744450949     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-005-1574-7     Document Type: Editorial

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