Role of MDCT coronary angiography in the clinical setting: Economic implications;Ruolo dell'angiografia coronarica TCMS nella pratica clinica: Implicazioni economiche

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1294-1308

  Malagò, Roberto ^a   Pezzato, Andrea ^a   Barbiani, Camilla ^a   Tavella, Domenico ^a   Vallerio, Paola ^a   Pasini, Anna Fratta ^a   Cominacini, Luciano ^a   Mucelli, Roberto Pozzi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atypical chest pain; Coronary angiography; Cost analysis; MDCT coronary angiography; Stress test

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84892918388     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-013-0933-z     Document Type: Article

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