Feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of 16-slice multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography in 500 consecutive patients: Critical role of heart rate

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 789-801

  Andreini, Daniele ^a   Pontone, Gianluca ^a   Ballerini, Giovanni ^a   Quaglia, Carlo ^a   Nobili, Enrica ^a   Magini, Alessandra ^a   Bertella, Erika ^a   Pepi, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beta blocker therapy; Heart rate; Misalignment of slices

Indexed keywords

METOPROLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 35848964750     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-007-9217-9     Document Type: Article

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