A method for coronary artery calcium scoring using contrast-enhanced computed tomography

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-44

  Otton, James M ^a,b   Lønborg, Jacob T ^c   Boshell, David ^a   Feneley, Michael ^a,b   Hayen, Andrew ^d   Sammel, Neville ^a   Sesel, Ken ^a   Bester, Lourens ^a,b   McCrohon, Jane ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium artery calcium score; Cardiac computed tomography; Coronary CT angiography

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84856173859     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: 1876861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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