Optimal phase for coronary interpretations and correlation of ejection fraction using late-diastole and end-diastole imaging in cardiac computed tomography angiography: Implications for prospective triggering

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 739-749

  Isma'eel, Hussain ^a   Hamirani, Yasmin S ^b   Mehrinfar, Ramona ^c   Mao, Songshuo ^b   Ahmadi, Naser ^b   Larijani, Vahid ^b   Nair, Subu ^b   Budoff, Matthew J ^b  

^a LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography angiography; Coronary artery motion; Ejection fraction; End diastoic volume; Optimal phase; Prospective rigerring; Radiation reduction

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIASTOLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RR INTERVAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 69249216433     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-009-9481-y     Document Type: Article

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