Evaluation of the coronary sinus on chest computed tomography in patients with and without pulmonary artery hypertension

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 513-516

  Isaacs, David ^a   Hazany, Saman ^a   Gamst, Anthony ^b   Stark, Paul ^a,c,d   Mahmud, Ehtisham ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Mail Code 112E   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary sinus; Nongated chest CT; Pressures of right side of the heart; Pulmonary artery hypertension

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS;

ARTERY PRESSURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS; CORONARY SINUS; INTRAVENOUS INJECTIONS; LIGHTSPEED; NONGATED CHEST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRESSURE OF RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEART; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY ARTERY HYPERTENSION;

HEART;

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 68949122642     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181949b19     Document Type: Article

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