Quantification of vasa vasorum density in multi-slice computed tomographic coronary angiograms: Role of computed tomographic image voxel size

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 273-278

  Moritz, Regina ^a   Eaker, Diane R ^a   Langheinrich, Alexander C ^b   Jorgensen, Steven M ^a   Bohle, Rainer M ^c   Ritman, Erik L ^a  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary atherosclerosis; CT angiography; Vasa vasorum

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES;

ARTERIAL WALL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIES; CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSE; IMAGE VOXELS; MULTI SLICES; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES; VASA VASORUM; VOXEL SIZE;

HEART;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PROLIFERATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DENSITY GRADIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASA VASORUM;

EID: 77950350353     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181bb0d32     Document Type: Article

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