The role of multi-slice computed tomography in stable angina management: A current perspective

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 336-343

  Weustink, A C ^a   de Feyter, P J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computed tomography coronary angiography; Coronary artery disease; Diagnosis; Multi slice computed tomography; Stable angina; Stress testing

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 80053356166     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-011-0096-2     Document Type: Article

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