Coronary artery calcified plaque for cardiovascular disease risk assessment

Applied Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 14-21

  Carr, J Jeffrey ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; PREDICTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 29544448087     PISSN: 01609963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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