Noninvasive detection and evaluation of coronary atheroselerotic plaques with multi-slice spiral CT: A comparative study with intravascular ultrasonograhy

Chinese Journal of Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1027-1031

  Wu, Wen Hui ^a   Lü, Bin ^b   Jiang, Shi Liang ^b   Lu, Jin Guo ^b   Qiao, Shu Bin ^b   Wu, Yong Jian ^b   Dai, Ru Ping ^b   Shen, Yun ^b  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coronary arterosclerosis; Echocardiography, doppler, color; Tomography; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 35548991488     PISSN: 10051201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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