Analysis of left atrial appendix by dual-source CT coronary angiography: Morphologic classification and imaging by volume rendered CT images

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Erol, Bekir ^a   Karcaaltincaba, Musturay ^b   Aytemir, Kudret ^b   Cay, Nurdan ^a   Hazirolan, Tuncay ^b   Akata, Deniz ^b  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Appendix morphology; CT angiography; Left atrial appendix

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LEFT ATRIAL APPENDIX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THICKNESS;

ATRIAL APPENDAGE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80755136741     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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