Computed tomography detection of carotid calcium and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1601-1607

  Ho, John S ^a   Cannaday, John J ^a   Barlow, Carolyn E ^b   Reinhardt, Dale B ^a   Wade, Wendy A ^a  

^a Cooper Clinic ^*  (United States)

^b Cooper Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Carotid calcium; Computed tomography

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGE; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID CALCIUM SCORE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ROBUSTNESS; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING;

AGED; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84870420517     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 15730743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-011-9980-5     Document Type: Article

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