Comparison of transaxial source images and 3-plane, thin-slab maximal intensity projection images for the diagnosis of coronary artery stenosis with using ECG-gated cardiac CT

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-27

  Choi, Jin Woo ^a   Seo, Joon Beom ^a   Do, Kyung Hyun ^a   Choi, Sang I I ^b   Lee, Whal ^b   Ko, Sung Min ^a   Lee, Soo Hyun ^a   Lee, Jin Seong ^a   Song, Jae Woo ^a   Song, Koun Sik ^a   Lim, Tae Hwan ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Coronary vessels; CT coronary vessels; Diagnostic radiology; Maximum intensity projection; Observer performance; Stenosis or obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROC CURVE;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33644884514     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: 12296929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2006.7.1.20     Document Type: Article

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