Can CT detect the vulnerable coronary plaque?

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-312

  Achenbach, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VASCULARIZATION; VOLUMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 45149131261     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-007-9281-1     Document Type: Editorial

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