Distribution, frequency and clinical implications of napkin-ring sign assessed by multidetector computed tomography

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 399-403

  Kashiwagi, Manabu ^a   Tanaka, Atsushi ^a   Shimada, Kenei ^b   Kitabata, Hironori ^a   Komukai, Kenichi ^a   Nishiguchi, Tsuyoshi ^a   Ozaki, Yuichi ^a   Tanimoto, Takashi ^a   Kubo, Takashi ^a   Hirata, Kumiko ^a   Mizukoshi, Masato ^a   Akasaka, Takashi ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Imaging; Multidetector computed tomography; Napkin ring sign; Plaque

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY PLAQUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NAPKIN RING SIGN; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGINA, STABLE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC;

EID: 84878969649     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: 18764738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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