Value of multi-slice computed tomography in diagnosis of coronary plaque characterization

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 87, Issue 46, 2007, Pages 3247-3250

  Xiao, Xi Gang ^a   Xie, De Xuan ^a   Shen, Bao Zhong ^a   Han, Xue ^a   Li, An Yuan ^a   Ma, Zhi Wen ^a   Zhao, Ming ^a   Zhang, Jin Ling ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Angiography; Coronary arteriosclerosis; Tomography, x ray computed

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOLOGIST; TISSUE SECTION;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 40549144391     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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