Is the "triple rule-out" study an appropriate indication for cardiovascular CT?

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 100-103

  Shapiro, Michael D ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Computed tomography angiography; Coronary artery disease; Multidetector computed tomography; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; THORACIC AORTA; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANGINA PECTORIS; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTOGRAPHY; CHEST PAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 62949168928     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.12.011     Document Type: Article

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