The revival of step-and-shoot computed tomography coronary angiography: Benefits and open questions

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-92

  Alkadhi, Hatem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CYCLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SCORING SYSTEM; X RAY TUBE;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 40849117981     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.02.003     Document Type: Editorial

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