Contrast-enhanced 64-slice computed tomography in detection and evaluation of anomalous coronary arteries

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 213, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-259

  Karaca, Mustafa ^a   Kirilmaz, Ata ^b   Oncel, Güray ^a   Oncel, Dilek ^a   Yilmaz, Hasan ^a   Tamci, Batuhan ^a   Gurcay, Bülent ^a  

^a Sifa Hastaneler Grubu   (Turkey)

^b GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

64 slice computed tomography; Coronary artery anomaly

Indexed keywords

IOPROMIDE; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36949034540     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.213.249     Document Type: Article

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