Diagnostic value of cardiac 64-slice computed tomography: Importance of coronary calcium

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 337-344

  Diederichsen, Axel C P ^a   Petersen, Henrik ^a   Jensen, Lisette O ^a   Thayssen, Per ^a   Gerke, Oke ^a   Sandgaard, Niels C F ^a   Høilund Carlsen, Poul F ^a   Mickley, Hans ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Calcification; Computed tomography; Coronary angiography

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGED; CALCINOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY STENOSIS; DENMARK; DEVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICAL MODEL; STENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70350153863     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430902785501     Document Type: Article

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