Quantification of Coronary Artery Stenoses by Computed Tomography**Editorials published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging or the American College of Cardiology.

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 472-474

  Achenbach, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; computed tomography; coronary angiography; coronary artery disease

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 48949118324     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.05.008     Document Type: Editorial

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