Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and advances in CT plaque imaging

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 466-473

  Cyrus, Tillmann ^a   Gropler, Robert J ^a,b   Woodard, Pamela K ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac computed tomography; Coronary artery disease; Nanotechnology; Non invasive imaging

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; GADOLINIUM; GOLD; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPAMIDOL; NANOPARTICLE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; IMAGE QUALITY; RADIOGRAPHY;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 68049143202     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-009-9084-y     Document Type: Review

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