Prevalence and clinical significance of incidental cardiac findings in non-ECG-gated chest CT scans;Prävalenz und klinische Bedeutung inzidenteller Herzbefunde im nicht EKG-getriggerten Thorax-CT

Radiologe

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-64

  Quentin, M ^a   Kropil P ^a   Steiner, S ^b   Lanzman, R S ^a   Blondin, D ^a   Miese, F ^a   Choy, G ^c   Abbara, S ^c   Scherer, A ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest; Computed tomography; Heart; Incidental findings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GATED IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78951473169     PISSN: 0033832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00117-010-2071-0     Document Type: Article

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