Artifacts in ECG-synchronized MDCT coronary angiography

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 581-591

  Kroft, L J M ^a   De Roos, A ^a   Geleijns, J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Artifacts; Cardiac imaging; Computed tomography; Coronary angiography; CT; Diagnostic imaging

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METAL;

ALGORITHM; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTIFACT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; X RAY;

ARTIFACTS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548211798     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2138     Document Type: Review

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