ACCF/AHA 2007 clinical competence statement on vascular imaging with computed tomography and magnetic resonance: A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians Task Force on clinical competence and training - Developed in collaboration with the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention

Circulation

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1318-1335

  Kramer, Christopher M ^a   Budoff, Matthew J ^a   Fayad, Zahi A ^a   Ferrari, Victor A ^a   Goldman, Corey ^a   Lesser, John R ^a   Martin, Edward T ^a   Rajagopalan, Sanjay ^a   Reilly, John P ^a   Rodgers, George P ^a   Wechsler, Lawrence ^a   Creager, Mark A ^a   Holmes Jr , David R ^a   Merli, Geno ^a   Newby, L Kristin ^a   Piña, Ileana ^a   Weitz, Howard H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAINING;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34948862288     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.186849     Document Type: Review

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