Stress Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion. Steps, Questions, and Layers

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1085-1087

  Achenbach, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

computed tomography; coronary disease; imaging; infarction; ischemia

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOSINE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY STENOSIS; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 69949110063     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.05.048     Document Type: Editorial

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