Myocardial bridging as evaluated by 16 row MDCT

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 156-164

  Canyigit, Murat ^a   Hazirolan, Tuncay ^a   Karcaaltincaba, Musturay ^a   Dagoglu, Merve Gulbiz ^a   Akata, Deniz ^a   Aytemir, Kudret ^a   Oto, Ali ^a   Balkanci, Ferhun ^a   Akpinar, Erhan ^a   Besim, Aytekin ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cardiac imaging; Cardiovascular imaging; Conventional angiography; CT angiography; CT imaging; MDCT; Myocardial bridging

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CT ANGIOGRAPHY; CT IMAGING; MDCT; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING;

ANEMOMETERS; ANGIOGRAPHY; CATHETERS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

IOPROMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149527049     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.09.038     Document Type: Article

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