The value of multi-slice-computed tomography coronary angiography for risk stratification

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 970-980

  Van Werkhoven, Jacob M ^a,b   Bax, Jeroen J ^a   Nucifora, Gaetano ^a   Jukema, J Wouter ^a,b   Kroft, Lucia J ^a   De Roos, Albert ^a   Schuijf, Joanne D ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Coronary artery disease; Diagnostic and prognostic application; Unstable atherosclerotic plaque

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 72249105107     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-009-9144-3     Document Type: Review

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