In vitro measurement of CT density and estimation of stenosis related to coronary soft plaque at 100 kV and 120 kV on ECG-triggered scan

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 294-298

  Horiguchi, Jun ^a   Fujioka, Chikako ^a   Kiguchi, Masao ^a   Yamamoto, Hideya ^b   Shen, Yun ^c   Kihara, Yasuki ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GE HEALTHCARE   (China)

Author keywords

100 kV; Axial; Coronary; Prospective ECG triggered; Soft plaque

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY SOFT PLAQUE; DENSITOMETRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; LIPID STORAGE; MULTIPLANAR REFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; VOLUME COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DOSE INDEX;

CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; DENSITOMETRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79953779703     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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