Multislice computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease: 3D visualizations

Frontiers of Medicine in China

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 254-270

  Sun, Zhonghua ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; diagnosis; multislice computed tomography; three dimensional reconstruction; visualization

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 80355146467     PISSN: 16737342     EISSN: 16737458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11684-011-0153-7     Document Type: Review

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