Can ECG-gated MDCT be considered an obligatory step to plan and manage a new chest-pain unit?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-53

  Runza, G ^a   Alaimo, V ^a   La Grutta, L ^a   Galia, M ^a   Basile, A ^b   Cademartiri, F ^c,d   Krestin, G P ^d   Midiri, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Ferrarotto Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Chest pain unit; Emergency radiology; Management; Multi slice computed tomography angiography

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CHEST-PAIN UNITS; EMERGENCY RADIOLOGY; MULTI-SLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART VOLUME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMAGING; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CHEST PAIN; CRITICAL CARE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548687921     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.06.021     Document Type: Article

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