Multidetector CT coronary angiography: Have we found the holy grail of non-invasive coronary imaging?

Heart

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1385-1388

  Donnelly, P M ^a   Higginson, J David S ^a   Hanley, P D ^a  

^a ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDITORIAL; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOCARDIOGRAPHY; TECHNOLOGY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 27444442629     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.058164     Document Type: Editorial

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