Computed tomographic attenuation value of coronary atherosclerotic plaques with different tube voltage: An ex vivo study

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-63

  Tanami, Yutaka ^a   Ikeda, Eiji ^a,b   Jinzaki, Masahiro ^a   Satoh, Kozo ^a   Nishiwaki, Yuji ^a   Yamada, Minoru ^a   Okada, Yasunori ^a   Kuribayashi, Sachio ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Computed tomography; Radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

AREAS UNDER THE CURVES; ATHEROSCLEROSE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE; EX-VIVO; PLAQUE CHARACTERIZATIONS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS ANALYSIS; TUBE VOLTAGES;

HEART;

LIPID;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; CALCIFIED PLAQUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EX VIVO STUDY; FIBROTIC PLAQUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID RICH PLAQUE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 76449095275     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181b66c41     Document Type: Article

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