Dual-source coronary computed tomography angiography in patients with atrial fibrillation: initial experience

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 172-180

  Wolak, Arik ^a   Gutstein, Ariel ^a   Cheng, Victor Y ^a   Suzuki, Yasuyuki ^a   Thomson, Louise E ^a   Friedman, John ^a,b   Dey, Damini ^a,b   Hayes, Sean W ^a   Slomka, Piotr J ^a,b   Germano, Guido ^a,b   Berman, Daniel S ^a,b  

^a BURNS AND ALLEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiography; Atrial fibrillation; Coronary computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGATSTON SCORE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 44049096704     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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