Anatomical investigation of the sinus node artery using dual-source computed tomography

Circulation Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1615-1620

  Long, Jiang Zhang ^a   Yu, Zhu Wang ^a   Huang, Wei ^a   Chen, Peng ^a   Chang, Sheng Zhou ^a   Guang, Ming Lu ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Coronary artery disease; Sinus node artery; X ray

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SINUS NODE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 52749094797     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-08-0149     Document Type: Article

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