Comprehensive evaluation of ischemic heart disease using MDCT

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-72

  Tsai, I Chen ^a,b,c   Lee, Wen Lieng ^a,b,c   Tsao, Chen Rong ^a,b,c   Chang, Yen ^a   Chen, Min Chi ^a   Lee, Tain ^a,b,c   Liao, Wan Chun ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery; Ischemic heart disease; MDCT; Myocardium; Viability

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MOVEMENT; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MYOCARDIAL HIBERNATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 46849108746     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.3484     Document Type: Review

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