Influence of slice thickness and reconstruction kernel on the computed tomographic attenuation of coronary atherosclerotic plaque

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 110-115

  Achenbach, Stephan ^a   Boehmer, Kerstin ^a   Pflederer, Tobias ^a   Ropers, Dieter ^a   Seltmann, Martin ^a   Lell, Michael ^a   Anders, Katharina ^a   Kuettner, Axel ^a   Uder, Michael ^a   Daniel, Werner G ^a   Marwan, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attentuation; Computed tomography; Kernel; Plaque

Indexed keywords

IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; KERNEL METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953238321     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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