Advantages of multidetector computed tomography angiography in the evaluation of patients with chest pain

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-113

  Gaspar, Tamar ^a   Halon, David A ^a   Peled, Nathan ^a  

^a CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Coronary artery disease; Imaging; Multidetector computed tomography; Plaque

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; CORONARY STENOSIS; HEART; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TRANSPLANTS;

EID: 33748553679     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019501-200603000-00003     Document Type: Review

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