Coronary computed tomography-present status and future directions

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 173, 2011, Pages 3-13

  Apfaltrer, P ^a,b   Schoepf, U J ^a   Vliegenthart, R ^a,c   Rowe, G W ^a   Spears, J R ^a   Fink, C ^b   Nance, J W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUAL SOURCE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 80054849891     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02784.x     Document Type: Review

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