Coronary computed tomography angiography with a consistent dose below 1 mSv using prospectively electrocardiogram-triggered high-pitch spiral acquisition

European Heart Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 340-346

  Achenbach, Stephan ^a   Marwan, Mohamed ^a   Ropers, Dieter ^a   Schepis, Tiziano ^a   Pflederer, Tobias ^a   Anders, Katharina ^a   Kuettner, Axel ^a   Daniel, Werner G ^a   Uder, Michael ^a   Lell, Michael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Coronary CT angiography; Dual source CT; Radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IOPROMIDE; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BODY WEIGHT; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; ROTAITON; ROTATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SINUS RHYTHM;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 76349094438     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp470     Document Type: Article

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