Meta-analysis: Diagnostic performance of low-radiation-dose coronary computed tomography angiography

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 413-420

  von Ballmoos, Moritz Wyler ^a   Haring, Bernhard ^b   Juillerat, Pascal ^b   Alkadhi, Hatem ^c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79952828376     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-6-201103150-00007     Document Type: Review

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