Incremental detection of coronary artery disease by assessment of non-calcified plaque on coronary CT angiography

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 250-255

  Venkatesh, V ^a   Ellins, M L ^a   Yang, S ^a   Natarajan, M ^a   Amlani, S ^a   Sheth, T ^a  

^a Hamilton Health Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 58949100282     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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