Efficacy of coronary CT angiography: Where we are, where we are going, and where we want to be

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL.2, 2009, Pages

  Levsky, Jeffrey M ^a   Kim, Choo Won ^a   Spevack, Daniel M ^b   Travin, Mark I ^a   Tobin, Jonathan N ^a,c   Haramati, Linda B ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Clinical Directors Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical management; Clinical trial design; Coronary computed tomography angiography; Cost effectiveness; Diagnostic accuracy; Efficacy; Evidence based practice; Outcomes; Prognostic value; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING; SCREENING TEST; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 72149114891     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.10.008     Document Type: Review

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