The Present State of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography. A Process in Evolution

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 957-965

  Min, James K ^a   Shaw, Leslee J ^b   Berman, Daniel S ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac computed tomography angiography; coronary artery disease; diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; STRATIFICATION; THORAX PAIN;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENOSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77349111998     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.08.087     Document Type: Review

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