An investigation of the anatomical variations of left atrial appendage by multidetector computed tomographic coronary angiography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1575-1580

  Koplay, Mustafa ^a   Erol, Cengiz ^a   Paksoy, Yahya ^a   Kivrak, Ali Sami ^a   Özbek, Seda ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Left atrial appendage; MDCT; Variations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84861620216     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.04.060     Document Type: Article

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