Determining Optimal Acquisition Parameters for Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography. Evaluation of a Software-assisted, Breathhold Exam Simulation

Academic Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 239-243

  Engelken, Florian J ^a   Lembcke, Alexander ^a   Hamm, Bernd ^a   Dewey, Marc ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

contrast media; coronary angiography; heart rate; Spiral computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CYCLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; SIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE VALIDATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149140105     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2008.08.016     Document Type: Article

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