Coronary artery imaging with multidetector computed tomography: A call for an evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach

American Heart Journal

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 945-948

  Schoenhagen, Paul ^a   Stillman, Arthur E ^a   Garcia, Mario J ^a   Halliburton, Sandra S ^a   Tuzcu, E Murat ^a   Nissen, Steven E ^a   Modic, Michael T ^a   Lytle, Bruce W ^a   Topol, Eric J ^a   White, Richard D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646833983     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.10.020     Document Type: Editorial

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