Reproducibility of coronary plaque detection and characterization using low radiation dose coronary computed tomographic angiography in patients with intermediate likelihood of coronary artery disease (ReSCAN study)

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 889-899

  Øvrehus, Kristian Altern ^a   Marwan, Mohamed ^c   Bøtker, Hans Erik ^b   Achenbach, Stephan ^c   Nørgaard, Bjarne Linde ^a,b  

^a LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic plaques; Coronary angiography; Coronary artery disease; Dual source CT; Reproducibility; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84865501602     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 15730743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-011-9895-1     Document Type: Article

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