Anatomy of an emerging diagnostic test: Computed tomographic coronary angiography

Circulation

Volumn 112, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 2222-2225

  Christian, Timothy F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Diagnosis; Editorials; Imaging

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 26844550917     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.572826     Document Type: Editorial

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