Will 3.0-T Make Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography Competitive With Computed Tomography Angiography?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-78

  Sibley, Christopher T ^a   Bluemke, David A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Tesla; contrast media; coronary disease; magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 67449093620     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.022     Document Type: Editorial

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