Coronary Plaque Characterization by Computed Tomographic Angiography. Present Promise and Future Hope

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-163

  Goldstein, James A ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

coronary angiography; CT angiography; plaque characterization; vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 59649083443     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.10.010     Document Type: Editorial

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