Non-invasive coronary angiography: The clinical value of multi-slice computed tomography in the assessment of patients with prior coronary bypass surgery

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-170

  von Kiedrowski, Helge ^a,c   Wiemer, Marcus ^a,c   Franzke, Krista ^a,c   Preuss, Rainer ^a,c   Vaske, Bernhard ^d   Butz, Thomas ^b,c   Oldenburg, Olaf ^a,c   Bitter, Thomas ^a,c   Mahmood, Khalid ^a,c   Burchert, Wolfram ^a,c   Horstkotte, Dieter ^a,c   Langer, Christoph ^a,c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Multi slice computed tomography; Non invasive coronary angiography; Radiation

Indexed keywords

IOPROMIDE;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 59249085764     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-008-9361-x     Document Type: Article

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