Computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging: Developmental points of emphasis

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-101

  George, Richard T ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPYRIDAMOLE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE MODEL; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART SCINTISCANNING; METHODOLOGY;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 64749100294     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14779072.7.2.99     Document Type: Editorial

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