Myocardial bridging: Evaluation using single- and dual-source multidetector cardiac computed tomographic angiography

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 242-246

  Jacobs, Jill E ^a   Bod, Jessica ^a   Kim, Danny C ^a   Hecht, Elizabeth M ^a   Srichai, Monvadi B ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac CT angiography; Dual source CT; Myocardial bridge; Single source CT; Tunneled artery

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; HEART; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC CT; CARDIAC CT ANGIOGRAPHY; CT ANGIOGRAPHY; DUAL SOURCE; DUAL SOURCE CT; MULTI-DETECTORS; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGE; SINGLE SOURCE; SINGLE SOURCE CT; TUNNELED ARTERY;

DISEASES;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; MYOCARDIUM BRIDGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 41749098601     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e318075e6c3     Document Type: Article

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