Multislice computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease

Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-113

  Sun, Zhong Hua ^a   Cao, Yan ^b   Li, Hua Feng ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SHANDONG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Angiography; Coronary artery disease; Diagnosis; Multislice computed tomography; Plaque

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 79960088912     PISSN: 16715411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1263.2011.00104     Document Type: Review

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