Computed tomographic coronary angiography: How many slices do you need?

Heart

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 582-584

  Peebles, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646241538     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.082198     Document Type: Editorial

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