Diagnostic Performance of High-Definition Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Performed With Multiple Radiation Dose Reduction Strategies

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 606-612

  Heydari, Bobak ^a   Leipsic, Jonathon ^a   Mancini, G B John ^a   Min, James K ^a,b   LaBounty, Troy ^a   Taylor, C ^a   Freue, Gabriela V Cohen ^a   Heilbron, Brett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODIXANOL; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIATION DOSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 81255214747     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2010.12.026     Document Type: Article

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