Controversies in nuclear cardiology: CT calcium scoring should be routinely performed in patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging who have a normal test result (and should be routinely performed before myocardial perfusion imaging)-pro

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 695-699

  Hecht, Harvey S ^a  

^a LENOX HILL HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCINTIANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CALCIUM; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80052463864     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: 15326551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-011-9367-y     Document Type: Review

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