Clinical implementation of dual-source computed tomography for diagnostic cardiovascular angiography: Initial experience

Imaging Decisions MRI

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 27-33

  Dikkers, R ^a   De Jonge, G J ^a   Willems, T P ^a   Van Ooijen, P M A ^a   Piers, L H ^a   Tio, R A ^a   Oudkerk, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Coronary artery disease; Dual source computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIP; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 33748766835     PISSN: 14333317     EISSN: 16170830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1617-0830.2006.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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