Evaluation of coronary calcifications with 64-slice CT - Variability of the scores and the influence of the reconstruction interval;Bestimmung des koronaren kalzium-scores mittels 64-zeilen-CT - Variabilität der scores und einfluss des rekonstruktionszeitpunktes

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Volumn 179, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 938-944

  Weininger, Markus ^a   Ritter, C O ^a   Beer, M ^a   Hahn, D ^a   Beissert, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium scoring; Cardiac imaging; Computed tomography; Coronary calcium

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VARIANCE; AGE; CALCINOSIS; EVALUATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RADIOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CORONARY DISEASE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 35148859293     PISSN: 14389029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-963296     Document Type: Article

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