A model for temporal resolution of multidetector computed tomography of coronary arteries in relation to rotation time, heart rate and reconstruction algorithm

European Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 784-812

  Greuter, M J W ^a   Flohr, T ^b   van Ooijen, P M A ^a   Oudkerk, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b CT Division   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography image quality; Computed tomography technology; Coronary vessels

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER MODEL; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; GATED IMAGING; HEART CYCLE; HEART RATE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY;

ALGORITHMS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846974756     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-006-0228-z     Document Type: Article

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