Comparison of multislice computed tomography with intravascular ultrasound for detection and characterization of coronary artery plaques: A systematic review

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-282

  Springer, Ivonne ^a   Dewey, Marc ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Coronary artery disease; Coronary atherosclerosis; Intravascular ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CROSS-SECTION ANALYSIS; INCOMPLETE DATA; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LITERATURE SEARCH; MEAN AGES; MEDLINE; MULTISLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON-INVASIVE; ONLINE DATABASE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REFERENCE STANDARD; SAMPLE SIZES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 67651236667     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.04.035     Document Type: Review

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