Use of multidetector computed tomography for evaluation of global and regional left ventricular function

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 3, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Sayyed, Samer H ^a   Cassidy, Mark M ^a   Hadi, M Azam ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ejection fraction; Left ventricular function; Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOMEPROL; IOPROMIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GATED IMAGING; HEART CINEVENTRICULOGRAPHY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STROKE VOLUME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 59449087008     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.10.016     Document Type: Review

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