Can Computed Tomography Angiography of the Coronary Arteries Characterize Atherosclerotic Plaque Composition?. Is the CAT (Scan) Out of the Bag?**Editorials published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions or the American College of Cardiology.

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-185

  Voros, Szilard ^a  

^a PIEDMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANGIOSCOPY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LIPID STORAGE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; TISSUE NECROSIS;

CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 41949131974     PISSN: 19368798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2008.02.002     Document Type: Editorial

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