Correlation of calcium measurement with low dose 64-slice CT and angiographic stenosis in patients with suspected coronary artery disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-252

  Ma, En sen ^a   Yang, Zhi gang ^a   Li, Yuan ^a   Dong, Zhi Hui ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Qian, Ling ling ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Calcium; Computed tomography; Coronary artery disease

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 77950340608     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.043     Document Type: Article

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