Diagnostic performance of two types of low radiation exposure protocol for prospective ECG-triggering multidetector computed tomography angiography in assessment of coronary artery bypass graft

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-69

  Andreini, Daniele ^a   Pontone, Gianluca ^a   Mushtaq, Saima ^a   Annoni, Andrea ^a   Formenti, Alberto ^a   Bertella, Erika ^a   Parolari, Alessandro ^a   Agostoni, Piergiuseppe ^a   Bartorelli, Antonio ^a   Ballerini, Giovanni ^a   Fiorentini, Cesare ^a   Pepi, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass graft; Multidetector computed tomography; Radiation dose exposure

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BODY MASS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MDCT HELICAL; MDCT XT; MDCT XTE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84860243187     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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