Multi-slice computed tomography and the detection of anomalies of coronary arteries

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-194

  Romano, Silvia ^a,c   Morra, Aldo ^b   Del Borrello, Mario ^b   Greco, Pietro ^b   Daliento, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b Euganea Medica Diagnostic Centre   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac congenital anomalies; Cardiac imaging; Coronary angiography; Coronary artery anomalies; Multi slice computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT SELECTION; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 38149101768     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32815aa7ef     Document Type: Article

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