Coronary computed tomography angiography - A promising imaging modality in diagnosing coronary artery disease

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 241-246

  Han, Shu Chen ^a   Fang, Ching Chang ^a   Chen, Yi ^a   Chen, Chi Liang ^a   Wang, Shih Pu ^a  

^a TAINAN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery stenosis; Coronary computed tomography angiography; Multislice computed tomography

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG CANCER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 44949107420     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70114-X     Document Type: Article

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