Practical tips and tricks in cardiovascular computed tomography: Patient preparation for optimization of cardiovascular CT data acquisition

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-65

  Halliburton, Sandra Simon ^a   Abbara, Suhny ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiography; Body mass index; Breathhold; Calcium scoring; Cardiac motion; Computed tomography; Contrast agent; Coronary artery disease; ECG, electrocardiogram; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METOPROLOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848913137     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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