Appropriateness and utilization of cardiac CT: Implications for development of future criteria

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 881-889

  Murphy, Meagan K ^a   Brady, Thomas J ^a   Nasir, Khurram ^b   Gazelle, G Scott ^a   Bamberg, Fabian ^a   Truong, Quynh A ^a   Mamuya, Wilfred S ^a   Abbara, Suhny ^a   Lee, Thomas H ^c   Blankstein, Ron ^a,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); coronary artery disease; diagnostic; prognostic application

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77957018155     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-010-9252-0     Document Type: Article

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