Clinical experience and progress of computed tomographic coronary angiography

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-105

  Garcia, Mario J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Computed tomography; Coronary artery disease

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ARTIFACTS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENOSIS; HEART; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748535099     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019501-200603000-00002     Document Type: Review

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