Endocardial irregularities of the left atrial roof as seen on coronary CT angiography

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 729-734

  Poh, Angeline C ^a   Juraszek, Amy L ^b   Ersoy, Hale ^a   Whitmore, Amanda G ^a   Davidson, Michael J ^a   Mitsouras, Dimitrios ^a   Rybicki, Frank John ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; CT; Diverticulum; Left atrium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIVERTICULOSIS; ENDOCARDIAL DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PULMONARY VEIN;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIVERTICULUM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 51049101008     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-008-9315-3     Document Type: Article

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