Controversies about effects of low-kilovoltage MDCT acquisition on Agatston calcium scoring

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-61

  Deprez, Fabrice C ^a   Vlassenbroek, Alain ^b   Ghaye, Benoît ^a   Raaijmakers, Rolf ^b   Coche, Emmanuel ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agatston coronary calcium scoring; Density measurement; Low kilovoltage MDCT

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE;

AGATSTON CORONARY CALCIUM SCORE; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84875381277     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: 1876861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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