Prospective ECG-triggered sequential scan protocol for coronary dual-source CT angiography: Initial experience

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 231-239

  Hein, Franziska ^a   Meyer, Tanja ^a   Hadamitzky, Martin ^a   Bischoff, Bernhard ^a   Will, Albrecht ^a   Hendrich, Eva ^a   Martinoff, Stefan ^a   Schömig, Albert ^a   Hausleiter, Jörg ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Coronary angiography; Radiation dose; Sequential scan

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; DUAL SOURCE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; SCAN LENGTH; SEQUENTIAL SCAN TECHNIQUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPIRAL SCAN TECHNIQUE;

EID: 67849097507     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-008-9409-y     Document Type: Article

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