Calcium scoring with computed tomography: What is the radiation risk?

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1185-1187

  Gibbons, Raymond J ^a   Gerber, Thomas C ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST;

CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67650561901     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.190     Document Type: Editorial

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