Multi-slice computed tomography in coronary artery disease

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 443-450

  Jones, Catherine M ^a   Athanasiou, Thanos ^b   Dunne, Nicola ^c   Kirby, Joanne ^d   Attaran, Saina ^b   Chow, Andre ^b   Purkayastha, Sanjay ^b   Darzi, Ara ^b  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CABG new technology; Computed tomography; Multi slice

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CALCINOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY STENOSIS; HEART; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; RADIATION DOSAGE; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 33746931208     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.06.004     Document Type: Review

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