Coming of age: Coronary computed tomography angiography

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-230

  Bastarrika, Gorka ^a,c   Schoepf, U Joseph ^a,b  

^a Department of Radiology and Radiological Science ^*  (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BYPASS SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PROGNOSIS; THORAX PAIN; VASCULAR PATENCY;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77956041238     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181cf8170     Document Type: Conference Paper

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