Non-invasive coronary angiography with multislice computed tomography. Technology, methods, preliminary experience and prospects

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 89-98

  Traversi, Egidio ^a   Bertoli, Giuseppe ^a   Barazzoni, Giancarlo ^a   Baldi, Maurizia ^a   Tramarin, Roberto ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Coronary angiography; Imaging

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644350529     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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