Detection of small vessels with electron beam computed tomographic angiography using 1.5 and 3 mm collimator protocols

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 275-282

  Mao, Songshou ^a   Shinbane, Jerold S ^a   Oudiz, Ronald J ^a   Flores, Ferdinand ^a   Chau, Alex ^a   Liu, Stephen ^a   Wang, Shaojun ^a   Gao, Yanlin ^a   Budoff, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac CT; Collimation; Computed tomography; Coronary artery angiography; CT electron beam computed tomography; Non invasive angiography

Indexed keywords

IOPAMIDOL;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOOD VESSEL; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; RELIABILITY; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 33645767905     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-005-9002-6     Document Type: Article

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