Diagnostic accuracy and impact of computed tomographic coronary angiography on utilization of invasive coronary angiography

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-23

  Chow, Benjamin J W ^a,b   Abraham, Arun ^a   Wells, George A ^a   Chen, Li ^a   Ruddy, Terrence D ^a,b   Yam, Yeung ^a   Govas, Nayia ^a   Galbraith, Phoebe Diane ^c   Dennie, Carole ^b   Beanlands, Rob S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Clinical impact; Computed tomography; Coronary angiography; Normalcy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67949106233     PISSN: 19419651     EISSN: 19420080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.108.792572     Document Type: Article

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