64-MDCT angiography of the coronary arteries: Nationwide survey of patient preparation practice

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 743-747

  Johnson, Pamela T ^a   Eng, John ^a   Pannu, Harpreet K ^a   Fishman, Elliot K ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery; CT; CT angiography; Practice; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVALUATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREMEDICATION; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39749154619     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2620     Document Type: Article

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